HHS OIG 2014 Work Plan
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services ("HHS") Office of Inspector General ("OIG") released its annual 2014 Work Plan.…
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Physician Payments Sunshine: 2012 DC Transparency Report, State…
Researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) found that pharmaceutical…
DHHS Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal…
The U.S. recovered $4 billion last year through healthcare fraud prevention and enforcement efforts, according to a report…
Endo Health Solutions Lidoderm Settlement and Corporate Integrity…
Endo Health Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiary Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Endo) have agreed to pay $171.9 million to resolve civil…
CMS Ditches Proposed Changes to Medicare Part D
Last week we wrote about the unpopular proposed changes to Medicare Part D. Among the most problematic proposals was one to…
Physician Payments Sunshine Act: ISMPP Revises Their Interpretation on…
The International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) established the Sunshine Task Force to provide information…
ProPublica to Sell Enhanced Data Received From FOIA Requests and Other…
ProPublica have announced their plan to sell information they receive from FOIA requests and other "datasets that reflect…
Pharmaceutical Companies Drastically Cut Speaker Payments for Doctors
A number of large pharmaceutical companies have greatly reduced payments to healthcare professionals for promotional speeches.…
Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Best Practices for Journal Reprint…
The CBI Compliance Congress shined a bright light on the Sunshine Act's complex reporting requirements. The presentation entitled…
CMS: Uncommon Alliance of Stakeholders Push Back on Controversial Proposals…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule, suggesting numerous technical and policy changes to key…