Impact of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act on State Regulations: Where Federal Overrules State
Posted in Physician Payment Sunshine Act on May 30, 2013
The Physician Payment Sunshine Act (PPSA) was not established to replace state laws, but to build on them and remove redundancies. The PPSA requires “applicable manufacturers,” defined as “a manufacturer of a covered drug, device, biological, or medical supply,” to disclose payments and additional transfers of value to physicians or teaching hospitals. The Act defines…