USA - August 6 2014
Historically, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has exercised enforcement discretion with respect to most laboratory-developed tests (LDTs)…
Michael W. Ryan, John Warren, Eric Zimmerman
USA - February 11 2014
Through two recently issued regulations, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have announced their intention to reform and improve Medicare…
John Warren, Eric Zimmerman
USA - January 4 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is evaluating its policies regarding the communication of off-label information for drugs, biologics and devices, with the issuance of a draft guidance and the opening of a docket for public comments.
Glenn Engelmann, Susan S. Lee, Michael W. Ryan
USA - November 17 2014
On October 31, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual final rule (Final Rule) setting the payment rates and…
Elizabeth K. Isbey
USA - July 7 2011
In a proposed rule published in the June 30, 2011, Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed to retract a recently established policy requiring physician signatures on laboratory requisitions.
Amy Hooper Kearbey, Joan Polacheck, Eric Zimmerman