GAO Report Harshly Critical of Medicare Advantage Plans
A May 2016 report from the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) is harshly critical of Private Medicare Advantage…
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PhRMA Members Invested $58.8 Billion in R&D in 2015
In 2015, PhRMA member companies invested $58.8 billion in research and development, up 10.3% from 2014. The new R&D data is…
Sun Pharma Receives Grand Jury Summons
Sun Pharmaceuticals, India's largest drug maker, recently disclosed that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has…
Detecting the “Sham” in Speaker Programs
In late March 2016, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NPC) and the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of New York…
Ex-Pharma Sales Staff Arrested on Anti-Kickback Charges
It was recently announced that Jonathan Roper, a former District Manager at Insys Therapeutics, and Fernando Serrano, a…
FDA Issues Guidance on Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued guidance in response to a request in the 21st…
Salix Settlement Approved
On Thursday, June 9, 2016, United States District Court Judge Denise L. Cote approved a settlement stipulation to…
Pricing Bills Are Popping Up Everywhere – Review of State Prescription Drug…
The price of prescription drugs has created much controversy in recent years. This article examines why the…
Better Patient Care Doesn’t Necessarily Equal Patient Savings
In October 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, in…
Utah “Suggestion Sheet” of Ideas to Combat Opioid Epidemic
It's no secret that state legislatures are under intense pressure to take action to battle the opioid addiction problems…