Court reverses summary judgment for defendant based on improper consideration of expert testimony *

USA - May 21 2012
The First Circuit recently vacated and remanded a lower court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendant in an FCA case based on allegations that defendant submitted a grant application to the National Institute on Aging for research that relied on falsified data.

Co-authors: Scott Stein.

CMS proposes significant changes to the Medicaid drug rebate program *

USA - February 7 2012
On February 2, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS” or “the Agency”) published its much anticipated proposed rule governing the calculation of Average Manufacturer Price (“AMP”), the determination of Best Price, and key pharmacy reimbursement issues (“the Proposed Rule”).

Co-authors: William Sarraille, Trevor L. Wear, Meenakshi Datta, Hae-Won Min Liao.