ACO Update: Total ACOs Top 520; Concentrated in Florida, California, and…
New research from the consulting firm Oliver Wyman estimates there are now 522 accountable care organizations (ACOs) serving…
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Connecticut Requires Pharmaceutical and Device Companies to Report Payments…
For the first time in five years a state has passed legislation aimed at reporting payments from pharmaceutical and…
Jonathan Blum Makes Final Plug for Transparency Before Leaving CMS
Late last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Jonathan Blum, Deputy Administrator…
FDA: Draft Guidance for Industry Fees for Human Drug Compounding…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new guidance document intended to establish user fees to fund…
HHS OIG: Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse – OIG…
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been busy lately with proposed rules…
FDA Proposed Rule: Medical Device Classification Procedures
As recently reported, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to simplify the way it classifies and reclassifies…
Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Call for Comment CMS Responses
Back in July 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice for the public to comment on the Physician…
HHS OIG: Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse–OIG…
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) proposed a new rule which would expand OIG's…
Continuing Medical Education Legislative Activity
Within the last few months, legislators from across the country have introduced bills that involve Continuing Medical Education…
Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Inside Look at the Open Payments Phase 2…
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) posted documents that provide a lot of insight into the next steps of the Open Payments…