Medicare contractors may have significantly overpaid for intensity-modulated radiation therapy services, according to a new report from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General. In its report, the OIG said that it reviewed claims paid to hospitals from National Government Services, Inc., that contained specific IMRT services at risk […]
OIG report catches $34m in CMS overpayments to med device suppliers over 3 years
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General recently published a report claiming that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services overpaid medical device suppliers by $34 million. The money went to suppliers of prosthetics, orthotics and other durable medical equipment between 2015 and 2017, according to the report. The […]
3 ways HHS can help medtech innovators
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is doing everything from sharing more data to cultivating entrepreneurial talent and engaging in partnerships in order to support medical device innovators, the department’s CTO Ed Simcox told than 100 industry insiders in the Twin Cities today. A major goal at HHS is to build an innovation-focused […]
HHS’s healthcare startups tour is coming to Minnesota next week
[Image courtesy of Google Maps] The University of Minnesota and the Medical Alley Association will host the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for a “Healthcare Startup Day Minnesota” event on Oct. 15. The event, which will be held at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center, will be HHS representatives’ sixth stop […]
HHS seeks input on altering anti-kickback regulations to promote value-based healthcare
The US Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public input on how to address regulations, with a focus on the anti-kickback statute, that “may act as barriers to coordinated care or value-based care,” according to a recent posting. The HHS said it is working to remove “unnecessary government obstacles to care coordination,” and […]
BARDA, J&J launch ‘reimagined’ emergency respiratory device challenge
The Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) Janssen R&D are launching a new crowdsourced tech development challenge looking to support innovative respiratory protection devices, according to a recently listed government posting. The new contest, dubbed the QuickFire Challenge, will look to award up to […]
HHS secretary calls on drug companies to ‘stop the price hikes’
After President Donald Trump’s drug pricing speech last week was deemed a “non-event” by analysts, all eyes turned to the secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Alex Azar, to see what the former pharma executive viewed as the administration’s top concerns. Azar called on the industry to “stop the price hikes” […]
Medicare: Hospitals mishandled warranty credits for recalled cardiac devices
A number of US Hospitals have failed to appropriately pay Medicare for warranty credits received from cardiac device manufacturers for recalled devices, according to a new report from the Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. In the report, a total of 296 payments for recalled cardiac devices were reviewed, and all […]
House Committee urges HHS to improve med device cybersecurity
The US House Energy and Commerce committee is looking to the Department of Health and Human Services to shore up medical device cybersecurity, according to a report from The Hill. Committee Chair Greg Walden (R-Ore.) sent a letter to the HHS asking it to require device makers to provide a listed bill of materials, including […]
Trump nominates pharma insider Azar to lead HHS
The Trump administration today nominated Alex Azar, who spent nearly 10 years at Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) after working in the second Bush administration, as secretary of the U.S. Health & Human Services Dept. The former HHS head, Dr. Tom Price, resigned in September after days of fending off criticism over chartered flights he took on the public dime. […]
Report: Proposed DoD health committee could undermine the FDA
A new defense policy bill would give the US Department of Defense the power to approve drugs and medical devices without FDA clearance, according to a report from Politico. The bill has alarmed congressional health staff and the Dept. of Health and Human Services who claim it could erode medical safety, putting US soldiers at […]
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