Leading medical device industry groups suggested during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill this week that the industry's future depends on Congress overhauling CMS' coverage process to ensure breakthrough devices approved by FDA also are promptly reimbursed as additional data are collected.

Doctors are asking CMS to again shorten the Merit-based Incentive Payment reporting period from a year to 90 days.

Knowledge Ecology International is suing the National Institutes of Health over the agency’s plan to issue Kite Pharma an exclusive license to a government-developed CAR-T cancer therapy.

The House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee on Wednesday (April 25) voted to send to the full committee more than 50 bills intended to help curb the opioid epidemic, as well legislation that would reauthorize FDA’s animal drug and animal generic drug user fees.

E-cigarette maker JUUL Labs announced Wednesday (April 25) that it will support federal and state initiatives to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21.

FDA on Tuesday (April 24) demanded retailers stop selling e-cigarettes to youth and provide information requested by the agency or face regulatory action, following a nationwide blitz that revealed numerous violations related to illegal sales of JUUL Labs’ products.

CMS is poised to propose annual pay rules for hospice, inpatient rehabilitation, nursing home and inpatient psychiatric facilities.

The Council for Affordable Health Coverage and the National Council on Aging on Wednesday (April 25) called for updates to CMS’ Medicare Plan Finder website that would let seniors compare plans based on overall plan costs, provider networks and drug coverage.