Policy & Medicine - Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Issues

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently held in Friedman v. Sebelius that the Department of Health and…

The Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEHP), formerly the Alliance for CME, named Robin R. King, CAE,…

The Potomac Center for Medical Education (“PCME”) was awarded Accreditation with Commendation as a provider of Continuing Medical…

On August 14-16, 2012, CBI will be hosting its 6th Annual Forum on Sunshine and Aggregate Spend: Stay Ahead of the Curve to Ensure…

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has declared that the United States is in the midst of an epidemic of prescription drug…

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule to implement a provision of the Affordable…

In the past several weeks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two drugs to treat obesity—Qsymia (Vivus) and…

The number of drug shortages has been rising steadily over the last five years, nearly tripling from 61 in 2005 to 178 in 2010.  …

As we have covered several times over the past few years, the abuse and overuse of painkillers, particularly opioids, has created…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a rule that would update payment policies and rates for…