Implant Makers Forced to Disclose Gifts to Orthopaedic Surgeons (DrugWatch)
By September 2013, a list of payments made to physicians by medical device or drug companies – including research grants, stock options, consulting fees and various gifts – will be available to the public.
The new regulation was built into the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and is called the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. The law requires that device and drug companies report all payments over $10 made to doctors in 2012 by March 31, 2013, in order to be made public by September.
The new regul...
