Teleflex today announced that its Arrow FlexTip Plus Closed Tip epidural catheter has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
A law professor and physician both argue that an overturn of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in its entirety would be an "absolute disaster," according to their op-ed in the Stanford Law Review.
More than 1,100 of the roughly 15,000 class-action members involved in a settlement with N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem have not been found, and their checks are being returned as undeliverable mail, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
A physician from Wichita, Kan., and his company, EECP Heart Center of Kansas, have agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations of submitting false Medicare claims, according to a Kansas City Star report.
A director at Princeton (N.J.) HealthCare System has been fired and arrested for allegedly embezzling roughly $186,000 from the non-profit organization, according to a Times of Trenton report.
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Should the Supreme Court overturn all or even part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, state health insurance exchanges — already in place in several states — may be in serious jeopardy, according to a Washington Post report.
Even though the Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is more than likely under a month away, leaders of the U.S. House are planning more votes on bills to repeal parts of…
The Senate yesterday passed the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, which includes a provision seeking to prevent and address national drug shortages, according to a report from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
The following rankings were determined by the Public Citizen's Health Research Group, which calculated the rate of serious disciplinary actions per 1,000 physicians in each state over three years. Actions include revocations, surrenders, suspensions and probation/restrictions.
The Office of Inspector General (pdf) has released a report indicating CMS has not collected almost 80 percent of the overpayment amounts identified in a 30-month span of OIG audit reports.