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Medicare Part D Data Release Continues Transparency Trend

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently added to the trend toward greater health care data transparency by releasing data about the prescription drugs that physicians and other health care providers...more

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As Sunshine Act Reporting Deadline Looms, CMS Issues Additional Guidance

With the June 30 deadline for Phase 2 Sunshine Act reports by pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers (“Applicable Manufacturers”) and group purchasing organizations (“GPOs’) quickly approaching, the Centers for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Cloudy Skies Ahead for Providers? CMS’ Release of Medicare Billing Data Combined with Physician Payment Sunshine Act Data May...

In February 2013, we reported (on our Healthcare Law Blog) that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the final rule for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. In the interest of providing more...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

CMS Releases 2012 Physician Medicare Data: Five Takeaways

On April 9, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (the “Data File”). The Data File contains...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS Issues New Policy on Disclosure of Physician Payment Information

On January 17, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will release Medicare expenditure data on specific physicians under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This new “transparency”...more

Morgan Lewis

Transparency Update: U.S. Sunshine Collection Obligations Take Effect

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Many organizations continue to face challenges with the technology and integration of some of the more complex interpretations. On August 1, the U.S. Sunshine Act and its data collection obligations took effect....more

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Healthcare Alert: Better Late than Never - The Sunshine Act Final Regulations are Finally Here!: Reports on Physician Ownership...

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Reports on Physician Ownership and Investment Interests The Sunshine Act requires applicable manufacturers, as well as applicable GPOs, to report to the Secretary, in electronic form, certain information concerning...more

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Healthcare Alert: Better Late than Never - The Sunshine Act Final Regulations are Finally Here!: Report Submission and Review

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Report Submission and Review Pre-Submission Review is Not Required Applicable manufacturers may voluntarily provide covered recipients the opportunity to review the data prior to submission to CMS, but doing so is not...more

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Healthcare Alert: Better Late than Never - The Sunshine Act Final Regulations are Finally Here!: Payments or Other Transfers of...

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“Payments or Other Transfers of Value” Payments or Other Transfer of Value Must Have a Discernible Economic Value.In the Final Rule, CMS interprets value as the discernible economic value on the open market in the United...more

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CMS Releases Final Rule on Physician Payment Disclosures

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Public disclosure of payments from pharmaceutical, medical device, biologic, and medical supply manufacturers to physicians and hospitals will begin under a final rule on the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act)...more

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Healthcare Alert: Better Late than Never - The Sunshine Act Final Regulations are Finally Here!

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Late afternoon on Friday February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") published the final rule regarding Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests ("Final...more

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