Aug 27, 2020
FDA’s recent release of new guidance on civil money penalties for the failure to submit required information to the ClinicalTrials.gov data bank may indicate a renewed interest in the enforcement of these requirements. On this week’s episode, Lindsey Rogers-Seitz and Kenneth Kennedy discuss the scope of...
Aug 20, 2020
In this week’s episode, Rebecca Schaefer and Hannah Maroney discuss a string of recent HIPAA enforcement actions which demonstrate that the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the agency tasked with enforcing HIPAA, is increasingly focused on ensuring that affiliated hospitals within a health system,...
Aug 13, 2020
In this week’s episode, Darlene Davis, Andrew Ruskin, and Gabriel Scott discuss notable recent developments for reimbursement under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) of drugs purchased under the 340B Drug Pricing Program. In particular, the presenters discuss the implications of the...
Aug 5, 2020
In this week’s episode, Gary Qualls discusses a recent case decided in the Western District of Louisiana, which highlights how the application of the arbitrary and capricious standard as applied to payor coverage determinations can, in some instances, favor the patient. Mr. Qualls discusses how this case was decided...