Physician Payment Sunshine Act 2010 Proposed Rule Published – Overview and Summary of Requirements

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: December 20, 2011

The Physician Payment Sunshine Act was passed in 2010 as part of President Barack Obama’s legislative agenda to overhaul healthcare. The Centers for Medicine and Medicaid Services (CMS) was tasked with the drafting of the rules to enforce the Act’s requirements. CMS published its proposed rule in December, 2011.

This article gives a brief overview of the proposed rule and its requirements.