HHS-OIG HHS OIG Releases Work Plan for FY 2012 Thomas Sullivan Oct 28, 2011 0 In 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) created the Health Care Fraud…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Politicians and Groups React to CMS Missed… Thomas Sullivan Oct 28, 2011 0 A diverse group of organizations and the congressional sponsors are asking HHS to give some guidance as to the time frame for the…
Congress Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act Thomas Sullivan Oct 27, 2011 0 Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Bob Corker (R-TN) introduced the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act (S. 1734),…
HHS-OIG OIG Complains of HHS Missing Waivers for Potential Conflict of Interest Thomas Sullivan Oct 26, 2011 1 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees, including special Government employees (SGE) serving as subject-matter…
FDA FDA “Consumer Groups” Sidestep PDUFA Meetings Thomas Sullivan Oct 25, 2011 0 According to a letter obtained by FDA Week, “a coalition of patient, consumer and public health advocates is bypassing the Food…
CMS CMS Proposed Rule: Changes to the Conditions of Participation for Long… Thomas Sullivan Oct 24, 2011 0 Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a Medicare rule that considers requiring the…
Conflict of Interest Coordinated Ad Hominem Attacks on Physician-Industry Relationships in… Thomas Sullivan Oct 21, 2011 0 Recently, we saw concerted attacks on clinical guidelines committees, but interestingly, not on the science coming out of them. …
Conflict of Interest Coordinated Ad Hominem Attacks on Physician-Industry Relationships in… Thomas Sullivan Oct 21, 2011 0 Recently, we saw concerted attacks on clinical guidelines committees, but interestingly, not on the science coming out of them. …
Congress The Cultivating Scientific Expertise to Foster Innovation for Patients Act… Thomas Sullivan Oct 20, 2011 0 As we noted last week, a group of bipartisan Senators including Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Michael…
Research Hospitalizations Heart Failure Fell 30% in a Decade; Largely a Result of… Thomas Sullivan Oct 19, 2011 1 Over the past several years, critics have been critical of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry for making large profits…