The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule implementing the "Sunshine" provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires annual public reporting by certain drug and device manufacturers of payments made by them to physicians and teaching hospitals and of physician ownership interests in such manufacturers. The "Sunshine" provisions of the ACA also require group purchasing organizations to make annual public reports of physician ownership interests in such organizations. CMS is accepting comments on its proposed rule through February 17, 2012.
On December 19, 2011, The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule entitled, “Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests” (the Proposed Rule) to implement Section 1128G of the Social Security Act, commonly known as the Federal Sunshine Law, which was enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act.
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