The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released guidance on its website describing a two-phase process for applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (“GPOs”) to register and submit...more
Three weeks after the commencement of data collection under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (the “Act”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) continues to issue guidance to assist applicable manufacturers...more
Today pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (“GPOs”) start to collect data on their financial arrangements with physicians and teaching hospitals to comply with the Physician...more
In anticipation of the start of data collection under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) continues to issue guidance on data collection and reporting in an effort to...more
The long-awaited final rule (the Final Rule) implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) has arrived at the Federal Register. It amends key definitions and adds new terms; retains broad reporting...more