“The Arkansas Supreme Court tossed out a $1.2 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson on Thursday, reversing a lower court verdict that found the drug maker engaged in fraudulent tactics when marketing the antipsychotic drug Risperdal.” – Associated Press
“Lawmakers in both houses of Congress have unveiled a draft bill calling for post-acute care providers to furnish standard assessment data, with the goals of enabling better quality oversight and driving Medicare payment reform.” – McKnight’s
“Medicare will reimburse both hospices furnishing palliative care and providers offering curative services under a new demonstration program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced.” – McKnight’s
“To best protect federal health programs, more action should be taken to improve nursing home quality, a new government report asserts.” – McKnight’s
“Congress is still searching for money to avoid a 24 percent cut in pay for doctors who treat Medicare patients…But seniors are already paying their share of the cost in premiums, as if the pay cut — scheduled to kick in on April 1 — won’t happen.” – NPR