Sunshine Act Hits Daylight Savings Time; PhRMA Seeks Extension For Physician Payment Reporting
Executive Summary
Industry groups have asked HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to give companies additional time to collect and report their payments to physicians and teaching hospitals since HHS has yet to establish the procedures for doing so.
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