The Physician Payment Sunshine Act Final Rule *

USA - February 8 2013
On February 1, 2013, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) Final…

Co-authors: Igor Golach, Tad Heuer, Colin J. Zick.

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Massachusetts DPH finalizes revised "gift ban"; regulations: softens rules on meals, expense reporting, and payment of med device training expenses *

USA - November 26 2012
On November 21, 2012, the Public Health Council promulgated final revised regulations relating to the so-called physician gift ban law, Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111N (“Chapter 111N”).

Co-authors: Tad Heuer, Colin J. Zick.

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Massachusetts DPH proposes revised gift ban regulations—softens rules on meals at industry-sponsored educational programs, rules on expense reporting, and rules on payment of med device training expenses *

USA - September 20 2012
In July 2012 the Massachusetts legislature enacted several statutory amendments to the so-called physician gift ban law, Mass. Gen. L. c. 111N (“Chapter 111N”).

Co-authors: Tad Heuer, Colin J. Zick.

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Massachusetts gift ban narrowed to allow meals during education programs *

USA - July 9 2012
As part of the annual state budget process, the Massachusetts legislature has narrowed several of the most contentious provisions of its so-called physician gift ban, Mass. Gen. L. c. 111N.

Co-authors: Tad Heuer, Colin J. Zick.

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CMS delays Sunshine Act data collection until 2013 *

USA - May 8 2012
In a blog entry on May 3, 2012, CMS announced it was delaying the Sunshine Act requirement for data collection until January 1, 2013.

Co-authors: Tad Heuer, Colin J. Zick.

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