CMS Program Safeguards Would Have Saved Medicare Money on Drug Testing Services… Thomas Sullivan May 1, 2023 0 From 2016 through 2020, Medicare Part B paid roughly $3 billion for 17.1 million definitive drug testing services to 3.3 million…
COVID-19 PhRMA Submits Comments to USITC Regarding Section 332 Investigation Thomas Sullivan Apr 28, 2023 0 The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) is investigating the impact of expanding the waiver of intellectual…
CMS The Impact of Ending the Public Health Emergency on Telemedicine Thomas Sullivan Apr 27, 2023 0 On January 30, 2023, the White House issued a statement that the Biden Administration will end the COVID-19 public health…
CMS CMMI Announces New Pilot Programs Thomas Sullivan Apr 26, 2023 0 The Biden administration proposed three pilot programs aimed at lowering costs and improving access to drugs under Medicare and…
CMS CMS Publishes Initial Guidance Documents For Inflation Rebate Provisions Thomas Sullivan Apr 25, 2023 0 On February 9, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two “initial” guidance documents (Part B and…
FTC AMGA Opposes FTC Non-Compete Clause Rule Thomas Sullivan Apr 24, 2023 0 AMGA recently sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the agency’s proposed Non-Compete Clause Rule,…
Medical Legal Former CEO of Drug Distribution Company Sentenced to Prison Thomas Sullivan Apr 21, 2023 0 Laurence Doud, III, the former CEO of the Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. (RDC) was recently sentenced to 27 months in prison…
Anti Kickback DOJ Announces Kickback Settlement with Neurosurgeon and His Fiancée Thomas Sullivan Apr 20, 2023 0 The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced an $825,000 settlement with a neurosurgeon and his fiancée over…
CMS CMS Faces Tight Timeline to Implement IRA Rules on Part B and Part D Drug… Thomas Sullivan Apr 19, 2023 0 The Inflation Reduction Act had far-reaching implications for the health care industry, including the timeline Congress set for…
Medical Legal The Pill Club Reaches $18 Million California Settlement Over Fraud… Thomas Sullivan Apr 18, 2023 0 California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced a settlement with The Pill Club, an online women’s pharmacy, over…