Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Breakdown of Research Payments, Including…
CMS published the Open Payments database yesterday. Once we were able to download and analyze the full Excel spreadsheets (this…
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Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Open Payments Is….Live?
Today, CMS launched its Open Payments System. The website went live at 2pm. Open Payments gives users the option of (1)…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: First Reports Likely Out this Afternoon;…
After over four years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, September 30th marks the date for the release of the…
Ivy Sports Medicine v. Burwell, et al.: FDA May Not…
FDA does not have “inherent reconsideration authority” to reclassify medical devices without notice and a comment…
Shire Pharmaceuticals Settles for $56.5 Million to Resolve False Claims…
The Justice Department announced last week that pharmaceutical company Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC will pay $56.5 million to…
American Hospital Association Supports Stark and Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors…
In August, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chairman, Kevin Brady (R-TX), released the Protecting Integrity in…
“Doctoring in the Age of ObamaCare” Sheds Light on the Mounting…
A recent editorial published in the Wall Street Journal entitled "Doctoring in the Age of ObamaCare" provides a glimpse…
False Claims Act: Device Maker Settles For $8 Million For Allegedly Selling…
An interesting False Claims Act issue cropped up in a recent $8 million settlement involving U.K.-based medical device…
FDA Releases Guidance Describing the Agency’s 510(k) Review Process
The Food and Drug Administration has released a guidance document that offers insight into their decision-making when reviewing…
Anti-Kickback Alert: Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Copayment Coupons and…
Pharmaceutical manufacturers routinely offer copayment coupons to reduce or eliminate the cost of patients'…