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Can Companies Fund Diagnostic Testing for Conditions Their Product Treats?

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Many FDA-regulated companies are exploring ways to support diagnostic testing, especially when early diagnosis can impact treatment options. However, funding diagnostic testing tied to a company’s own product raises important...more

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Manufacturers Should Carefully Evaluate OIG’s Approval of Medicare Cost Sharing Subsidies in Clinical Trials

At the end of last year, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an Advisory Opinion (AO 23-11, the Opinion) in which OIG approved an arrangement where a medical device...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | April 2024 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for April 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more

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[Hybrid Event] “Steer” Clear of Legal Lassos: Readiness Strategies for FDA-Regulated Companies - May 1st, Austin, TX

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Join Gardner Law for a half-day CLE event in person at the Capital Factory in Austin, TX or attend virtually. Prepare for the regulatory rodeo with confidence by learning how to navigate regulatory, compliance, and privacy...more

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OIG Permits Medical Device Manufacturer’s Cost-Sharing Subsidies for Medicare Beneficiaries in Clinical Trial

Last month, in the last advisory opinion issued by the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) in 2023 – Advisory Opinion No. 23-11 (the “Opinion”) – OIG “blessed” an arrangement involving a medical device manufacturer (the...more

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Health Care Week in Review: House E&C Subcommittee on Health Held a Hearing on Healthcare and AI; CMS Extended the Application...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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OIG Increases Expectations for Compliance Officers in Its New Compliance Program Guidance – What Compliance Officers at...

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On November 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued its anticipated General Compliance Program Guidance (“GCPG”) for the health care industry. The GCPG serves as a...more

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Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 17

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The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issues an unfavorable advisory opinion regarding the provision of a value-added free hearing aid; the OIG issues comprehensive general compliance program guidance; the FDA issues an...more

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Health Care Week in Review: HHS Declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) for Puerto Rico Due to the Flooding

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Regarding Physician-Owned Device Company

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On April 20, 2022, OIG issued an advisory opinion regarding an arrangement involving a family of physicians having an ownership interest in a medical device company that manufactures products that the physicians also order. ...more

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Healthcare Law Update: April 2021

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William F. Gould In United States v. Merino, No. 19-50291, 2021 WL 754589 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2021), the court of appeals reversed the conviction of Marina Merino of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in violation of 18...more

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OIG Turns up the Volume on Industry-Sponsored Speaker Programs

On November 16, 2020, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert (the Alert) regarding speaker programs hosted by pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Speaker programs are company-sponsored...more

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OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert That Challenges Industry Norms Regarding Speakers Programs

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On Nov. 16, 2020, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a special fraud alert addressing fraud and abuse concerns with speakers programs conducted by pharmaceutical...more

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OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert On Speaker Programs

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Earlier this week, the Office of Inspector General OIG issued a Special Fraud Alert (Alert) on speaker programs by pharmaceutical and medical device companies in connection with the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. In the...more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - November 2020 #1

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Food - FDA Releases Resources on Food Traceability Proposed Rule – The FDA released a resource to allow users to explore the results of the Risk-Ranking Model for Food Tracing used in the development of the Food Traceability...more

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A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 22, 2019, Skadden hosted our Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues companies face throughout the industry. The key...more

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Alston & Bird Healthcare Week in Review

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Healthcare Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - June 2019 #3

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Food/Dietary Supplements - FDA Requests Seizure of Dietary Supplements – Per the FDA’s request, more than 300,000 containers of dietary supplements were seized from a manufacturer. ...more

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The Life Sciences Report - Summer 2019

Navigating the U.S. Healthcare Regulatory Landscape for Wearable Devices - Complex Environment Includes Key Federal Agencies FDA, FTC, OCR, CPSC, CMS, and OIG - The wearable device market is emerging as a key player...more

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Alston & Bird Healthcare Week in Review

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Alston & Bird’s Week in Review provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and Congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health...more

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The FDA and Cybersecurity: How the Agency is Addressing Cybersecurity Risks to Medical Devices

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The Situation: As medical devices become more connected to each other and to the internet, an increasing number of patients are exposed to cybersecurity risks. The Result: Over the last five years, the Food and Drug...more

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Healthcare Law Update: December 2018

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Regulation - OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Addressing Eligible Managed Care Organizations' Safe Harbor - On Oct. 11, 2018, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more

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A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more

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OIG Recommendations to the FDA for Medical Device Cybersecurity: Foretelling Additional Regulation and Requirements for Controls?

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With more and more medical devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), there is increasing concern over the potential vulnerabilities for cyberattacks against such devices. This vulnerability represents not only...more

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In Response To “Troubling” HHS OIG Report, Senator Questions FDA On Medical Device Cybersecurity Deficiencies

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On November 9, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) wrote to U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb requesting information on FDA’s efforts to address medical device...more

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