Broker Regulation

As of May 25, 2018, U.S.-based businesses that have operations in the European Union (EU) or that employ citizens of EU nations will have new requirements to meet regarding data protection.

Pain-pill giant Purdue Pharma LP plans to send a letter to doctors saying that its salespeople will no longer come to their clinics to talk about the companys pain products.

For care providers and other companies all along the pharmaceutical supply chain, this year's flu season has led to higher revenue from increasing hospital visits and drug sales.

The board of outside health care experts tasked with advising Medicare on how to cut costs was eliminated as part of the $541 billion budget deal passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on Friday.

Proposals include making sure seniors in Medicare benefit from discounts that middlemen negotiate with drugmakers, establishing a spending cap on out-of-pocket prescription costs, and potentially making generic drugs free for low-income seniors.

Employers have until March 1 to notify the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services whether their drug plan is creditable or noncreditable.