Fraud and Abuse

First introduced in September 2007 as S. 2029 by Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), the ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), the Chair of the Special Committee on Aging, the Physician Payment Sunshine Act is progressing through Congress. Representatives Peter …

On April 25, 2007, the Senate Finance Committee released the results of a Committee inquiry into drug company grants to fund continuing education for medical providers.  The Finance Committee report was two years in the making and addresses the Committee’s belief that the pharmaceutical industry …