HIPAA American Hospital Association Sues Over Updated HIPAA Guidance Thomas Sullivan Jan 12, 2024 0 The American Hospital Association (AHA) filed a lawsuit against the federal government, alleging that the Department of Health and…
CMS CMS Must Withdraw Copay Assistance Rule Thomas Sullivan Jan 11, 2024 0 CMS must withdraw a Trump-era rule on copay assistance programs under a federal judge’s order following claims that the policy has…
DEA DEA and HHS Extend Telehealth Flexibilities for Controlled Substances Thomas Sullivan Jan 10, 2024 0 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the HHS announced they will extend pandemic-era telehealth prescribing flexibilities…
Healthcare Reform Biden Administration Proposes Mental Health Parity Rules Thomas Sullivan Jan 9, 2024 0 In August 2023, the Biden administration proposed new rules to strengthen enforcement of a 2008 law that requires insurers to…
HHS-OIG HHS OIG Releases Data Brief with Updated Information on the Opioid Epidemic Thomas Sullivan Jan 8, 2024 0 Recently, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a data brief…
State Policy PBMs No Longer Able to Discriminate Against 340B Program Covered Entities… Thomas Sullivan Jan 5, 2024 0 California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 786 (SB 786) into law, which will prohibit pharmacy benefit managers…
FDA FDA Releases Final Rule for Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug… Thomas Sullivan Jan 4, 2024 0 Recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the final rule for Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug…
AMA AMA Publishes the Overdose Epidemic Report 2023 Thomas Sullivan Jan 3, 2024 0 Recently, the American Medical Association (AMA) published the Overdose Epidemic Report 2023, outlining actions that have been…
International United Kingdom Proposal Resembles the Open Payments Program Thomas Sullivan Jan 2, 2024 0 Recently, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in the United Kingdom proposed the implementation of a plan very similar…
CME Healthcare Disparities: Promoting Change Through Continuing Professional… Thomas Sullivan Dec 29, 2023 0 Healthcare disparities have long been a pressing issue that impact the well-being of patients on various fronts – physical,…