Clinical Research Could Simplified Clinical Trials Lead to More Diversity? Thomas Sullivan Mar 17, 2023 0 During comments made at the 2023 Innovations in Regulatory Science Summit, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug…
FTC GoodRx Fined in First Violation of the Health Breach Notification Rule Thomas Sullivan Mar 16, 2023 0 The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a proposed order with the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding GoodRx…
Opioids Walgreens to Pay $83 Million in West Virginia Opioid Settlement Thomas Sullivan Mar 15, 2023 0 West Virginia and Walgreens reached an $83 million settlement, resolving claims over Walgreens’ role in perpetuating the opioid…
Medical Legal Pfizer Loses Anti-Kickback Case at SCOTUS Thomas Sullivan Mar 14, 2023 0 We previously wrote about the petition Pfizer filed at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), seeking the reversal of a…
Medical Legal Pharmaceutical Industry Sees a Win in 340B Fight Thomas Sullivan Mar 13, 2023 0 In a win for the pharmaceutical industry, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that the…
DOJ DOJ and HHS OIG Commit to Working Together to Protect Health Care Markets Thomas Sullivan Mar 10, 2023 0 Recently, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the…
HHS HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Modify ADR Process Thomas Sullivan Mar 9, 2023 0 Citing “policy and operational challenges” with the current 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Process, the US…
CMS CMS Releases Proposal to Streamline Medicare Advantage and Part D Thomas Sullivan Mar 8, 2023 0 On December 14, 2022, the Biden administration released a proposal to streamline Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plan prior…
CMS CMS Issues New Prior Authorization Rule Thomas Sullivan Mar 7, 2023 0 CMS has issued a new rule meant to streamline prior authorization by requiring certain payers to implement an electronic prior…
DOJ DOJ Announces Increased False Claims Act Penalties as a Result of Inflation Thomas Sullivan Mar 6, 2023 0 The Department of Justice has announced inflationary adjustments to the False Claims Act’s civil monetary penalties as a result of…