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U.S.-based Pfizer Inc. and Ireland-based Allergan PLC today announced plans to merge, a move that would create the world’s largest drug manufacturer by sales volume. Under the so-called “inversion” deal, reportedly worth more than $150 billion, the new company, Pfizer PLC,…
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt called for “increased transparency” of the information available about drug pricing and value during a Nov. 20 stakeholders meeting hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services on…
The American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration, an AHA personal membership group, recently announced its 2016 board of directors. The new board will begin its tenure by developing the society’s 2016-2018 strategic plan. For more information and a list of 2016 board members…
The Illinois Hospital Association on Friday named A.J. Wilhelmi its next president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Wilhelmi joined IHA in 2012 as its chief government relations officer. Prior to that, he was an Illinois state senator for seven years, serving as chair of the Senate Judiciary…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late this afternoon issued a proposed rule on the notice of benefit and payment parameters standards for health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces. The proposed rule sets forth payment parameters and provisions related to…
A working group of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response is accepting comments through Nov. 30 on draft updated guidance for implementing the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s cybersecurity framework…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response encourages hospitals and other stakeholders to sign up to participate in its Information Exchange, which allows authorized users to participate in conversations about health threats…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a notice clarifying actions taken since Oct. 1 to address isolated problems processing ICD-10 codes for certain national or local coverage decisions/policies. With respect to the national coverage decisions, interim solutions were…
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday extended the prescriber and pharmacy certification deadlines for the new Clozapine Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Program, citing ongoing implementation challenges. “We will communicate the revised certification deadlines and additional…
About 5.5 million Americans will receive premium rebates averaging $129 per family from health insurers who did not meet medical loss ratio requirements in 2014, according to a new report by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.