Manufacturers, Pharmaceutical, Affordable Care Act

Getting Ready For The Physician Payment ‘Sunshine’ Rule

by Kathleen Howard, Joel R. Levin, Charles Mulaney, Jerica L. Peters | Perkins Coie on 3/22/2013

Originally Published in BNA Bloomberg, Medical Devices Law & Industry Report on March 20, 2013. On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited final regulations for...more

CMS Issues Rules On Physician Payments Sunshine Act

by Michael Volkov on 3/15/2013

People like to think they have it the hardest in life. I call it the competition among victims. If you are in the healthcare industry and fall under the Physician Payments regulations, then I think you are on your way to...more

Final Sunshine Act Arrives: Now the Hard Part

by Michele L. Buenafe, Jonathan Havens, Kathleen McDermott, Rebecca Osowski, Albert Shay | Morgan Lewis on 3/8/2013

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final regulations on the U.S. Sunshine Act on February 8, 2013. Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests, 78 Fed. Reg....more

Physician Payment Sunshine Act Final Rule Released

by Thomas Donohoe, Lauren Groebe, Lindsay Kessler, Matthew Murer | Polsinelli on 3/7/2013

In This Issue: - Interpretation and Clarification of Key Definitions ..Applicable Manufacturers ..Applicable GPOs ..Covered Drug, Device, Biological or Medical Supply ..Covered Recipients ...more

The Sunshine Physician Payment Final Rule Overview and Analysis

by Nancy Bonifant, Elizabeth Carder-Thompson, Katie Pawlitz | Reed Smith on 3/6/2013

On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the long-awaited Final Rule (Rule) to implement the “Sunshine” provisions of the Affordable...more

Research-Related Payments and the Physician Payment Sunshine Act: How Reporting Works and What Applicable Manufacturers Should...

by Frederick Ball, Elinor Hart, Michael A. Swit | Duane Morris LLP on 3/6/2013

On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published long-awaited rules (the "Rules") detailing manufacturers' and group purchasing organizations' reporting requirements under Section 6002 of the...more

IRS Releases Final Rule on Medical Device Tax

by King & Spalding on 12/18/2012

Last week, the IRS and the Treasury Department published final regulations regarding the medical device excise tax under § 4191 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). IRC § 4191, which was enacted by the Health Care and...more

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