CMS CMS Releases Report to Congress on CMMI Thomas Sullivan Feb 21, 2017 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new report to Congress prepared by the CMS Innovation Center…
Affordable Care Act Newly Released CMS Payment Models – What is to Come? Thomas Sullivan Feb 20, 2017 0 Right before the inauguration of the new President, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new…
Life Science Compliance Update 2017 Trending Towards a Banner Year for Industry Compliance Thomas Sullivan Feb 20, 2017 0 There are strong indications that 2017 is already trending towards a banner year for industry compliance, including most…
Medicare MedPAC Reviews Part D Spending Trends Thomas Sullivan Feb 17, 2017 0 On January 12, 2017, during the second session of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC’s) January meeting, MedPAC…
International Anti-corruption: All roads lead to enforcement Thomas Sullivan Feb 17, 2017 0 Amy Greenstein, Senior Consultant and Veronique Monjardet, Polaris When it comes to corruption, Life Sciences companies…
Drug Prices New York Governor Unveils Plan to “Curb” Drug Pricing Thomas Sullivan Feb 16, 2017 0 Mere days before President Donald Trump was sworn into office, when any national action could (or would) be taken on drug pricing,…
CME ABIM Increases Physician Choice with New Assessment Option Thomas Sullivan Feb 15, 2017 0 The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is providing more choice to physicians who are working to maintain their board…
Life Science Compliance Update Product Price Hikes – When Business and Compliance Collide Thomas Sullivan Feb 15, 2017 0 2016 was the year of the price increase, as leading industry players experienced significant public outrage over what appeared to…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Connecticut APRN Reporting Policy Starting to Come to Fruition…Kind… Thomas Sullivan Feb 14, 2017 0 We have previously written about Connecticut policy that was aimed at reporting payments from pharmaceutical and device…
Opioids Drug Wholesalers to Pay $36 Million Over West Virginia Pill Mill Claims Thomas Sullivan Feb 13, 2017 0 Two prescription drug wholesalers – AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc. – will pay $16 million and $20 million,…