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On November 15, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") finalized changes to the Open Payments Program as part of the CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. The Open Payments reporting requirements,...more
On July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (the Proposed Rule), including proposed changes to regulations implementing the...more
On July 17, 2015, CMS announced updates to the Law and Policy page on the Open Payments website to provide additional guidance regarding the termination of the continuing medical education (CME) exception for reporting under...more
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it updated its Open Payments Law and Policy webpage and issued 3 frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the reporting of payments and...more
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
With the August 1 deadline for data collection under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (the “Act”) looming, CMS recently released two mobile applications (“Apps”) to help physicians and industry track payments and transfers...more
On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited final regulations implementing the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Act or Sunshine Act). The Sunshine Act requires drug,...more
“Applicable Manufacturers” - Common Ownership Considered to be Ownership by the Same Individuals or Entities of 5 Percent or More in Two Entities - In the Final Rule, CMS defines “applicable manufacturer” as an...more
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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
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
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
In an action that will have broad implications for drug and device manufacturers, researchers, distributors, teaching hospitals and physicians, on February 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly...more
On Friday, February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the long-awaited Sunshine Act regulations. The Sunshine Act requires disclosure of payments and value transfers (Payments) from drug and...more