Post-Marketing Surveillance Efforts Expanded by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration is stepping up efforts to ensure drug safety through a partnership with the...
Additional Funding for NIH and FDA Approved by Senate
The U.S. Senate passed a Supplemental Appropriations bill last week to provide both the Food and Drug Administration...
Direct Advertising by Pharmas Under Scrutiny
The American Medical Association has called on the federal government for more oversight of direct-to-consumer advertisements (DTCA), as...
von Eschenbach Requests Funds
The Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew C. von Eschenbach, sent a letter to Congress requesting...
AMA Calls for E-Scripts Standardization
Ongoing efforts are underway across the healthcare community to encourage adoption of e-prescribing. In furthering this effort, the...
CMS Agrees to Reimburse for AbioCor Total Replacement Heart
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has delivered a positive National Coverage Determination to Abiomed for...
House Approves Bill to Prevent Genetic Discrimination
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, following the Senate. The bill was passed...
Bill Supports Coverage of Remote Monitoring
Bi-partisan legislation introduced will support coverage of remote monitoring by Medicare for patients with chronic health conditions. The...