HHS Releases NPRM Regarding Substance Use Disorder Privacy Protections
A proposed regulation aims to make it easier for providers to coordinate care among patients suffering from substance use disorder…
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HHS Pressured to Make Changes to IDR Process
With the ongoing implementation of various elements of the No Surprises Act, HHS is being pressured to make another fix to the…
Emergency Clinical Trial RFI Comments Due Today
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published two Requests for Information regarding emergency clinical…
Advanced Bionics to Pay More than $12 Million Over False Claims Allegations
Recently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $12 million settlement with Advanced Bionics over allegations that the…
MATE Act Becomes Law: DEA Healthcare Provider License Holders Required to…
Included in the Omnibus Bill of 2022 was the Restoring Hope for Mental Health Well Being Act, the Mainstreaming Addiction…
HHS OIG Issues Reports on ASP Calculations for Part B Drugs
Recently, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released two reports…
Direct Contracting Model Results in Savings for Medicare in First Year
Data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) found that in 2021, the first year of the professional and…
ICER Releases Unsupported Price Increases Report for 2021
Recently, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) published its Unsupported Price Increase Report of prescription…
Omnibus Bill Includes Changes to Pharmaceutical and Device Investigational…
The omnibus spending bill that passed Congress shortly before Christmas 2022 included legislation that was previously introduced…
HHS Aware of MA Fraud, Planning Policies to Improve the Program
While speaking at an industry conference, United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra…