Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden are demanding that Cigna turn over documents on insulin pricing, as part of a larger probe on rising insulin costs. The lawmakers claim that large pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, which Cigna acquired in 2018, is failing to comply with the investigation.
Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas.) raised the possibility that regulatory or legislative changes might be needed “to preserve the intent of this vital law” that gives drugmakers lucrative incentives to develop drugs for rare diseases.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
In a statement, Grassley said the inquiry is “based on reporting from Kaiser Health News” and strong consumer concern about high drug prices.
Cleveland Clinic said it provided $497 in "community benefit" last year -- the largest amount it has ever reported.
Research!America offers to help you better understand your candidates' positions on issues in health and research. And Amgen Inc. Chief Executive Kevin Sharer says there's no magic bullet for diabetes.
Sen. Charles Grassley is at it again. The Iowa Republican, long concerned with healthcare-related issues including transparency, waste and fraud, sent a strongly worded letter last week to Dr. Donald Berwick, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and his boss Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The appointment of a former Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) consultant to one of the top spots at the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs is drawing scrutiny from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa).
In a letter to Dr. Donald Berwick, the newly appointed Director of the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), Senator Charles Grassley asks for clarification of Mr. Berwick’s potential conflicts of interest as Director of his Institute of Health Care Improvement: One of the many significant issues related to your nomination that remains unresolved […]
Michael DeMane is finally a CEO. The former chief operating officer at Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT), once thought to be a top candidate to lead the world’s largest medical device firm, recently joined Lanx Inc. as chairman and CEO. The company, based in Broomfield, Colo., makes devices for spinal surgeries. Investors include Chicago Growth Partners, […]
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Congress to keep pressure on nonprofit hospitals: Whether or not you think nonprofit hospitals should be held to strict standards about the amount of charity care they provide, we can all be happy that the issue has provided some much needed bipartisanship in […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
It's a good time to be a health care startup. For the first time on record, venture capital investment in health care topped information technology last year.
News and notes from the day in MedCity, Ohio: Watchdog lawmaker U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley sent letters this week to 31 hospitals nationwide — including University Hospitals Case Medical Center, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and Kaiser Permanente in Cleveland – raising concerns that “errors” caused by the information technology systems they have adopted could endanger patients, the […]
Federal prosecutors have been probing whether Guidant paid illegal kickbacks to doctors to recommend devices through "post-market surveys."
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday began its work on a revised version of the health care reform bill proposed last week by its chairman. Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, said in a statement that he modified his proposal to incorporate ideas from both Democrats and Republicans, to make it more affordable for low- and middle-income Americans and to ensure it reduces the federal deficit.
It's finally here -- the Senate Finance Committee's plan (pdf) to reform the U.S. health care system. All summer, Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the committee and a Montana Democrat, and his "Gang of Six" committee negotiators worked on what was built up as the nation's best attempt at bipartisan health reform. The attempt at bipartisanship apparently has failed.