Jim Pool

3 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | John Lanier |Jim Pool |Mitchell Surface

IntroductionThe Alabama Community Pharmacy Relief Act, Senate Bill 252, has successfully passed the Alabama Senate and is now advancing to the House for consideration. This legislation aims to regulate pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) more stringently, with significant implications for independent pharmacies, pharmacists, and health plan beneficiaries in Alabama.

Mar 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | John Lanier |Jim Pool |Mitchell Surface

On January 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) published OIG Advisory Opinion No. 23-15 (the “Opinion”), which addresses a request from a consulting company (the “Requestor”) that “provides consulting services…such as helping practices uncover workflow issues, data analytics services, electronic health record consulting services, compliance monitoring services, bi-annual Medicare Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (‘MIPS’)...