DOJ Launches Criminal Antitrust Probe into Claritev

Proposed OPPS and ASC Rule May Curb Hospital Consolidation in Imaging Space, Drive Volume to Non-Hospital Settings

A proposed rule from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would disincentivize hospital ownership of outpatient imaging clinics—potentially driving down costs for patients and the...

Commerce Department’s National Security Watchdog Grants UAE Firm with History of Tech Transfers to China Access to Sensitive AI Chips Even as Agency Chief Says Enforcement Understaffed

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a rule that grants G42, United Arab Emirates-controlled with alleged history of technology transfers to China,...

Health Care Weekly: HHS OIG Requests Information on Direct-To-Consumer Drug Sales, Anti-Kickback Laws; CMS Seeks to Break AMA Monopoly on Coding and Payments; CMS to Propose Rule Loosening Conditions for Participation in Medicare, Medicaid; FTC Settles With Caremark; FDA to Defend Legal Authority to Publish CRLs; FDA Cracks Down on Online Ketamine Sales; FDA Issues Guidance, Schedules Hearing on Psychedelic Research and Usage

The Health Care Weekly is a timely analysis of competition developments, policy changes and other updates that may affect medical and pharmaceutical markets. Key stories we’re following this week...