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Nearly 200 Health Care Providers Charged in Aggressive Enforcement Action by DOJ Health Care Fraud Strike Force Alleging Schemes...

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The Department of Justice announced one if its most aggressive and wide-ranging enforcement actions to date, a coordinated two-week operation spanning 32 federal districts. The orchestrated effort involved the FBI, HHS-OIG,...more

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AGG Food & Drug Newsletter - January 2022

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food & Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of our Food & Drug practice, as well as from...more

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While COVID-19 Takes Center Stage, DOJ Continues to Target Providers for Opioid Epidemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created many new enforcement priorities for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). From selling ineffective personal protective equipment (PPE) to companies fraudulently seeking loan forgiveness under...more

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Medicaid Drug Rebate Program proposed rule on value-based pricing, line extension, PBM accumulators

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On June 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Proposed Rule (link) that would materially modify current Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) regulations. Comments are due no later than 5:00 p.m....more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - November 2019 #2

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President Trump Announces Nomination for Next FDA Commissioner – The president nominated Dr. Stephen Hahn, chief medical executive at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, for the position of commissioner of the...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - October 2019 #4

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This week in Washington: Senate to hold a hearing on eligibility requirements under the Medicaid program, as well as a hearing to review a number of healthcare bills, including OTC drug safety, innovation and reform....more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update - September 2019 #1

This week in Washington: Senate to markup the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; House to hold hearings on improving maternal health and the Administration's apparent...more

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Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly Roundup | Q2 2019

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In this second installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly Roundup for 2019, we cover several topics that have persisted over the past few years and identify new issues that will shape the scope of enforcement efforts...more

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A bit more Sunshine: CMS proposes collecting additional information on manufacturer payments under the Open Payments program

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Device and drug manufacturers got a small surprise in the annual Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (at 40,713-16) issued late in July by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – among many other things, the...more

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CMS Releases CY 2020 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the CY 2020 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule....more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2019 #1

Congress - House - House Passes Short-Term Funding Extension for Medicaid Pilot Program - On July 30, the House passed a bill to keep a $1 billion Medicaid pilot providing mental health and addiction services running...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS’s New Part D Policies Address the Opioid Epidemic

In recent months, we’ve highlighted several changes that CMS is implementing to combat opioid misuse. In this post, we focus on CMS’s new Medicare Part D Opioid Overutilization Policies. Last year, CMS published a road map...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update February 2019 #3

Upcoming Hearings - Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 - Senate Finance Committee: “TBA Hearing on Drug Pricing” - The second hearing in a series on drug pricing in the Senate Finance Committee will include the testimonies of...more

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

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Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: shutdown risk increases as talks stall; Gottlieb’s Hill testimony postponed; more bills...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS Proposes Changes to Medicare Advantage Program for CY 2020

CMS recently proposed several important changes for the Medicare Advantage ("MA") program that relate to payment, benefit design, and new actions to combat the opioid crisis. These changes, among others, were proposed in...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

New Opioid Law Has Implications for MA, Medicaid Plans

This AIS Health article quotes McGuireWoods Attorney Stephanie Kennan. One year after the Trump administration declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, the president on Oct. 24 signed The SUPPORT for Patients...more

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Health Care Policy Happenings - October 2018

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...Alexander: Senate Sends Opioids Legislation Called “Landmark” by Leader McConnell to President – On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed by a vote of 98-1, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, sponsored by Senator...more

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Congress approves 650-page bill to attack opioid crisis, as doubts abound

Congress has approved a major new push to deal with the opioid crisis that kills tens of thousands of Americans annually. Voters can expect President Trump to sign the big bill, passed easily and with rare bipartisan support...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – October 2018

You might have missed it but Congress averted a government shutdown last week. While several appropriations bills passed on time for the first time in years, several agencies, including the FDA, were funded on a continuing...more

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

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Included this week is an update on congressional efforts to finish opioids response legislation; efforts by pharmaceutical manufacturers to change discounts they are required to provide Medicare beneficiaries in the Part D...more

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

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This week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update” includes the latest on a pending Senate vote on opioid legislation as Congress races to enact a response to the crisis before the November election; the Senate votes to expand...more

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Health Care Policy Newsletter - July 2018 pt 2

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Foley & Lardner LLP’s (“Foley”) Bipartisan Public Policy Team is pleased to share our “Public Policy Weekly* Health Care Newsletter” in which we compile the latest Health Care policy news and legislation. *Please note that we...more

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Health Care Policy Newsletter - July 2018

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Foley & Lardner LLP’s (“Foley”) Bipartisan Public Policy Team is pleased to share our “Public Policy Weekly* Health Care Newsletter” in which we compile the latest Health care policy news and legislation. *Please note that we...more

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Alston & Bird Healthcare Week in Review

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Alston & Bird’s Week in Review provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and Congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health...more

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Alston & Bird Healthcare Week in Review

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Alston & Bird’s Week in Review provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and Congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health...more

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