Congress Senate Hearing on Opioid Epidemic Focuses on Limiting Multiple Access… Thomas Sullivan Feb 25, 2016 0 The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing focused on the opioid abuse epidemic and its effect on the Medicare system.…
Congress Robert Califf Confirmed as FDA Commissioner 89-4 Thomas Sullivan Feb 24, 2016 0 Despite months of hand-wringing and opposition, the Senate overwhelmingly voted to confirm Dr. Robert Califf as the next Food and…
Congress Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2016 – Introduced to… Thomas Sullivan Feb 24, 2016 0 United States House of Representatives member Rosa DeLauro introduced a bill the Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act …
Prescription Drug Prices Virginia: The Latest (Failed) Attempt at Mandating Drug Pricing… Thomas Sullivan Feb 24, 2016 0 Virginia has joined the list of states with failed attempts at drug price transparency legislation in various states, as…
Anti Kickback Pfizer Reaches “Agreement in Principle” for Wyeth Whistleblower Case for… Thomas Sullivan Feb 23, 2016 0 Pfizer and the United States government reached an "agreement in principle" on February 16, 2016 regarding two…
Executive Branch White House Budget includes Prescription Drug Cost Provisions and Publish… Thomas Sullivan Feb 22, 2016 0 Recently, the White House released its 2017 Budget through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In the Budget, the…
DOJ 2016 The Year of Pharmacy Enforcement Thomas Sullivan Feb 19, 2016 0 For some time now, both the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") have…
CMS Understanding Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA),… Thomas Sullivan Feb 18, 2016 0 Last year Congress and President Obama approved a bipartisan bill for United States healthcare reform, the bill known as…
Open Payments Open Payments 2016 Updates: Companies Should Report Retired and Deceased… Thomas Sullivan Feb 17, 2016 1 In politics it is sometimes noted that death does not necessarily prevent you from voting, in the case of Open Payments…
Congress Congress Seeks Feedback on Site-Neutral Provision of Bipartisan Budget Act… Thomas Sullivan Feb 17, 2016 0 House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman, Representative Fred Upton, and Subcommittee on Health Chairman,…