The Massachusetts Legislature is currently considering Senate Bill 1048, “An Act to Promote Transparency and Cost Control of Pharmaceutical Drug Prices.” The bill, sponsored by State Senator Mark Montigny, Vice Chair of the...more
On June 23, 2014, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law House Bill 3734, “An Act Relative to the Substitution of Interchangeable Biosimilars” (now Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2014). The new Act authorizes pharmacists to...more
On February 1, 2013, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) Final Rule, implementing Section 1128G of the Social Security Act.
The...more
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On November 21, 2012, the Public Health Council promulgated final revised regulations relating to the so-called physician gift ban law, Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111N (“Chapter 111N”). Most notably, the revised regulations now...more