UPDATED Oct. 9, 2019, with comments from press briefing in Minneapolis. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today proposed what it’s describing as a modernization of the physician self-referral law in order to promote value-based healthcare. The proposed regulatory changes, which are heading into a 75-day public comment period, say the physician self-referral […]
Trump reveals plan to overhaul kidney disease care
The Trump administration yesterday revealed its plan to overhaul the way kidney disease is treated in the U.S., looking to increase early detection and emphasize transplants and home hemodialysis instead of in-clinic treatment via executive order. Shares of dialysis providers DaVita Healthcare (NYSE:DVA) and Fresenius (NYSE:FMS) took a hit earlier this week on news of the changes. The executive […]
DaVita, Fresenius slide on Trump threat to overhaul dialysis market
Shares of dialysis providers DaVita Healthcare (NYSE:DVA) and Fresenius (NYSE:FMS) took a hit today after a report surfaced that the Trump administration is readying an overhaul of the kidney treatment market. The president plans to issue an executive order tomorrow that would seek to incentivize kidney transplants and home hemodialysis in a bid to lower the […]
ReShape taps Allergan vet Bandy for CEO | Personnel Moves, April 3 2019
ReShape Lifesciences (NSDQ:RSLS) said last week that it named Allergan (NYSE: AGN) veteran Barton Bandy to replace Dan Gladney in the corner office, effective April 1. Gladney, who announced his retirement in January, is staying on as chairman. Bandy spent a decade at Inamed until its $3.2 billion purchase by Allergan in 2005. “I am […]
OIG: Medicare contractors overpaid for radiation therapies
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” […]
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