Government Agencies NIH Issues New Public Access Policy for NIH-Funded Research Thomas Sullivan Feb 18, 2025 0 Recently, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a new public access policy that accelerates broad access to NIH-funded…
DOJ DOJ Sues CVS, Alleging Violations of the Controlled Substances Act Thomas Sullivan Feb 17, 2025 0 The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed a lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidies, alleging…
This Week In Policy and Medicine This Week in Policy and Medicine – February 16, 2025 Thomas Sullivan Feb 16, 2025 0 Welcome to This Week in Policy and Medicine, where we cover key regulatory and policy developments impacting healthcare, life…
DTC Compounder Runs Misleading Super Bowl Ad Thomas Sullivan Feb 14, 2025 0 Viewers of the Super Bowl may have seen an ad from one of the largest compounders in the United States, Hims & Hers, promoting…
Congress MGMA Asks Congress to Take Action on Medicare Conversion Factor Cut Thomas Sullivan Feb 13, 2025 0 The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) recently sent a letter to the119th Congress, demanding immediate action on…
Technology DEA and HHS Extend Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities Thomas Sullivan Feb 12, 2025 0 The Drug Enforcement Administration and the HHS are extending flexibilities for providers prescribing controlled substances via…
CMS HHS OIG Report Finds that CMS Made Additional Risk-Adjusted Payments… Thomas Sullivan Feb 11, 2025 0 A recent OIG report found that diagnoses reported in 2022 Medicare Advantage (MA) encounter data based only on health risk…
NIH NIH Caps Indirect Cost Rates at 15% Thomas Sullivan Feb 10, 2025 0 In a move that has woken the biomedical research community, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on Friday, February…
CMS CMS is Discontinuing the MA Value-Based Insurance Design Model Thomas Sullivan Feb 10, 2025 0 The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it will discontinue the Medicare…
This Week In Policy and Medicine This Week in Policy and Medicine – February 9, 2025 Thomas Sullivan Feb 9, 2025 0 Welcome to another edition of "This Week in Policy and Medicine," now available on Spotify and your favorite podcast platform.…