tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 13

People: McClellan Confirmed At CMS

Former FDA chief approved after contentious hearing on drug importation.It wasn't pretty, but it's official. Mark McClellan, MD, is the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator. The Senate confirmed McClellan by voice vote March 11, after Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) released the hold he had placed on the nomination over McClellan's refusal to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee regarding the importation of cheaper Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs from abroad without the manufacturer's consent. Dorgan favors allowing importation -- often called "reimportation" because most of the drugs originate from U.S. plants -- while...

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