Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical, Sunshine 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

Here Comes the Sun: What You Need to Know about the Sunshine Act and Its Implementing Rules

by Edward Buthusiem, Cheray Lynch Sieminski | Berkeley Research Group, LLC on 3/20/2013

After years of deliberation, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its long-awaited regulations to implement the specific requirements of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine) on February 1,...more

ProPublica's "Dollars for Docs": Will The Physician Payments Sunshine Provisions Clear The Haze?

by Robert Radick | Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.... on 3/20/2013

On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-delayed final rule that is intended to implement the Physician Payments Sunshine provisions that were included in the Patient...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

Let the Collection and Reporting Begin: CMS Publishes Final Sunshine Act Regulations

by Tom Crane, Brian P. Dunphy, Karen S. Lovitch, Kate Stewart | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/4/2013

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

Update on Federal and State Developments: Regulation of Financial Interactions between Health Care Providers and Pharmaceutical...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 12/13/2012

Recent weeks have seen two significant developments with respect to federal and state laws regulating financial interactions between pharmaceutical and medical device companies and health care providers: (1) the Centers for...more

Massachusetts Public Health Council Approves Regulations Implementing Relaxation of Strict Ban on Gifts from Pharmaceutical and...

by Jonathan E. Anderman, Jeffrey W. Mittleman, Ilenna J. Stein | Holland & Knight LLP on 12/3/2012

On November 21, 2012, the Massachusetts Public Health Council (PHC) approved the final regulatory amendments implementing the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Conduct Law, MGL ch. 111N, which was amended by Gov....more

Health Care Reform: Key Legislative Changes Impacting the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Device Industries

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 3/30/2010

Last week, Congress adopted comprehensive health care reform through the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (H.R. 3590) (signed into law on March 23) and the Health Care and Education...more

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