Powers Attorneys Peggy Tighe and Mark Ogunsusi Present at NASP Annual Meeting
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe and Associate Mark Ogunsusi presented on a virtual panel at the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) 2020 Annual Meeting.
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe to Present at World Congress 340B Webinar Series
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe will present as a panelist at the World Congress 340B Webinar Series for Covered Entities and Manufacturers on Tuesday, September 29.
Powers Education Group Publishes Article on Blockchain Uses for Career Colleges
Powers Principal Nick Michiels and Summer Associate Olivia O’Hea authored an article about blockchain opportunities for career colleges, which was published in Career Education Review.
Powers Principal Julie Allen Quoted in Washington Post
Powers Government Relations Principal Julie Allen was quoted in a Washington Post article yesterday, titled “Patients may have seen ‘significant’ delays in medicine deliveries by USPS, Senate report finds.”
CMS Proposes Expedited Pathway to Coverage for Breakthrough Devices
By Diane Millman and Rebecca Burke
On August 30, CMS proposed a new regulation that would provide four years of Medicare coverage for devices that obtain “breakthrough” status from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that would codify current criteria (with modifications) for defining items and services that will be considered “reasonable and necessary” for Medicare coverage purposes. The proposed regulation would also provide for waiver of certain coverage requirements for items and services that are covered by commercial payers, although this aspect of the proposed rule is yet to be fleshed out. CMS is accepting comments on the proposal through November 2, 2020.