The Department of Health and Human Services is delaying rules that would require drugmakers and device companies to report payments and gifts to physicians, according to a Reuters report.
HHS missed its Oct. 1 deadline for a draft of the regulation, which would outline how companies must report this information and share it with the public. Under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, which is part of the 2010 healthcare reform law, manufacturers are required to report all payments to physicians that total more than $10. They will face penalties if they fail to do so.
An HHS spokesperson declined to give a date for when the rule will be ready. The spokesperson said HHS agrees with "the important goals of transparency" and the agency is "moving forward to implement this provision in a way that does not impose unnecessary regulatory burden," according to the report.
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HHS missed its Oct. 1 deadline for a draft of the regulation, which would outline how companies must report this information and share it with the public. Under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, which is part of the 2010 healthcare reform law, manufacturers are required to report all payments to physicians that total more than $10. They will face penalties if they fail to do so.
An HHS spokesperson declined to give a date for when the rule will be ready. The spokesperson said HHS agrees with "the important goals of transparency" and the agency is "moving forward to implement this provision in a way that does not impose unnecessary regulatory burden," according to the report.
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