DEA ATA Action Argues for Remote Prescribing of Controlled Substances Thomas Sullivan May 9, 2023 0 ATA Action, the affiliated trade organization for the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), the only organization “completely…
Anti Kickback Covenant Healthcare Reaches $69 Million Settlement for Violations of Stark… Thomas Sullivan May 8, 2023 0 Covenant Healthcare System, along with two of its physicians, recently reached agreements with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to…
DOJ LabCorp Reaches $2.1 Million Settlement to Resolve False Claims Act… Thomas Sullivan May 5, 2023 0 The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) will pay $2.1 million to…
CMS Genotox Enters Into Settlement Agreement, As Well As CIA and DPA Over False… Thomas Sullivan May 4, 2023 0 Recently, Genotox Laboratories Ltd. agreed to pay at least $5.9 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the company…
CMS CMMI Plans to Release New Payment Models in 2023 Thomas Sullivan May 3, 2023 0 During the Value-Based Payment Summit, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Director Liz Fowler, Ph.D., outlined the…
Medicare Part D Changes Included in the Inflation Reduction Act May be Helpful, But… Thomas Sullivan May 2, 2023 0 The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in 2022 included several changes to the Medicare Part D benefits, aimed at improving…
CMS Program Safeguards Would Have Saved Medicare Money on Drug Testing Services… Thomas Sullivan May 1, 2023 0 From 2016 through 2020, Medicare Part B paid roughly $3 billion for 17.1 million definitive drug testing services to 3.3 million…
COVID-19 PhRMA Submits Comments to USITC Regarding Section 332 Investigation Thomas Sullivan Apr 28, 2023 0 The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) is investigating the impact of expanding the waiver of intellectual…
CMS The Impact of Ending the Public Health Emergency on Telemedicine Thomas Sullivan Apr 27, 2023 0 On January 30, 2023, the White House issued a statement that the Biden Administration will end the COVID-19 public health…
CMS CMMI Announces New Pilot Programs Thomas Sullivan Apr 26, 2023 0 The Biden administration proposed three pilot programs aimed at lowering costs and improving access to drugs under Medicare and…