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02.14.19

HHS Proposes Revising Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor on Pharmaceutical Rebates

On January 31, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a proposed rule to fundamentally change the system for negotiating drug prices under Medicare Part D and, potentially, for other government and private payers.


01.31.19

HHS Publishes Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices

In December 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services published “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients” (HICP).


01.23.19

The Future of Pharmaceuticals in Medicaid

President Trump’s “American Patients First” blueprint outlines several initiatives to lower drug prices and reduce patients’ out-of-pocket costs.


01.23.19

Leading-Edge Practices for Ending the Opioid Epidemic

Pennsylvania has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, with prescription opioid-related overdoses growing in the early 2000s—and, more recently, high volumes of heroin and fentanyl coursing through the Commonwealth, given its strategic location as a major transportation hub.


01.23.19

Healthcare Providers Use Sale-Leasebacks to Help Fuel Growth

“The best time to buy real estate is now, and the best time to sell it is never.” Real estate moguls have been preaching and practicing this adage for many years.


01.23.19

Applications of Digital Health to Clinical Research

The clinical research landscape is changing rapidly. The future will be characterized by changes in trial and study design, continued shifts in the funding environment, and new types of data and data collection methods, among other transformational developments.


01.23.19

Now on Demand: ACOs, IPAs, CINs, PHOs: Legal Issues Behind the Acronyms

What’s in a name? There is considerable overlap in the nature and goals of the “alphabet soup” of network structures—Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Independent Practice Associations (IPAs), Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) and Physician Hospital Organizations ...


01.23.19

CMS Final Rule Redesigns the Medicare Shared Savings Program

On December 21, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule redesigning the Medicare Shared Savings Program (the Program) for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).


01.23.19

Now on Demand: Nine-Part Webinar Series on Medicaid Managed Care

More than 48 million Americans—close to 80% of the Medicaid population—are enrolled in managed care.


01.22.19

Patient Characteristics Vary Across Part D Protected Drug Classes

Learn how the Medicare Part D proposed rule could impact patients differently depending on which protected class includes their medication.