WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released draft guidance intended to help pharmaceutical companies prepare and submit patent information using Forms FDA 3542a and FDA 3542, seeking public comment before finalizing the document. The guidance addresses common questions about the forms used by applicants and holders of New Drug Applications when submitting patent information related to prescription drugs. The agency sa  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Tufts Medicine, a Burlington, Massachusetts-based health system, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing the agency's proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) rule for fiscal year 2027. The letter outlines significant concerns related to payment updates for acute care hospitals, adjustments to uncompensated care payments, proposed quality metric changes, and value-based care models, emphasizin  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 14 -- The office of the Vermont State Auditor issued the following performance audit entitled "Department for Children and Families Child Development Division": Here are excerpts: * * * Highlights According to the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF), child care licensing systems, which include monitoring and enforcement policies, help prevent various forms of harm to children--risks from the spread of disease, fire and other building safety hazard  more