H.R.5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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02/26/09
Feds Investigate Glaxo Ties To Emory Doctor

LEARN MORE. InjuryBoard on Harvard Psychiatrists; InjuryBoard News on Conflict of Interest; Sen. Grassley Web site. IMAGE SOURCE: © Emory University Web site / picture of Dr. Nemeroff ...

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12/21/08
Dr. Nemeroff Steps Down As Emory Psychiatry Chair

LEARN MORE. Emory Letter to NIH; Emory Statement; InjuryBoard on Harvard Psychiatrists; InjuryBoard News on Conflict of Interest; Sen. Grassley Web site. IMAGE SOURCE: © Emory University Web site / picture of Dr. Nemeroff ...

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12/11/08
The Lewin Report | Slated for Discussion: Online Reviews

Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Pete Stark (D-Calif.) have introduced a bill (HR 5605) that w...Let the Sunshine In The Senate Finance Committee continues to work on its Medicare package, which could see Senate... Saving the comment ...

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12/07/08
The Lewin Report | Namaste

... FirstAbout ACC ACC Mission The mission of the American College of Cardiology is to advocate for quality car...The Gift of Transparency Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Pete Stark (D-Calif.) have introduced a bill (HR 5605) that w. ...

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12/04/08
Cleveland Clinic Leads the Way on Full Disclosure

LEARN MORE. Cleveland Clinic News Release; Public Citizen on Drug Company Incentives; NEJM: Is Academic Medicine for Sale? 2007; Some Doctors Just Say NO To Pharma Pay; NPR Radio Host's Conflict With Drug Makers Exposed by Sen. ...

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12/02/08
Health Care Marketplace | Cleveland Clinic Begins Public ...

Grassley has co-sponsored legislation (HR 5605, S 2029) that addresses conflict of interest issues and requires disclosure of all financial ties between medical researchers, institutions and drug and device manufacturers (Abelson, ...

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12/02/08
Conflict With Drug Makers Exposed by Senator Grassley

Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) just keeps uncovering all kinds of skeletons in the closets of influential people. This time he has found that a popular National Public Radio (NPR) host of the health and science show, “The Infinite ...

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12/02/08
women at night dress????: Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report ...

co-sponsored legislation (HR 5605, S 2029) that addresses conflict of interest issues and requires disclosure of all financial ties between medical researchers, institutions and drug and device manufacturers (Abelson, New York Times, ...

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11/20/08
NPR Radio Host's Conflict With Drug Makers Exposed by Sen. Grassley

It s long been known that drug makers offer attractive consulting agreements to doctors and researchers now Sen Charles Grassley uncovers a conflict between drug makers and a science health radio host for NPR whose show has now been ...

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11/20/08
NPR Radio Host's Conflict With Drug Makers Exposed by Sen. Grassley

LEARN MORE. Injuryboard on Dr. Charles Nemeroff; Boston Globe profile on Dr. Biederman; Sen. Grassley web site; Physician Payment Sunshine Act; Injuryboard news on conflict-of-interest; Injuryboard on Harvard psychiatrists ...

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11/19/08
The Lewin Report | Friend of Transparency

and Pete Stark (D-Calif.) have introduced a bill (HR 5605) that w...Putting a Price on Health Care During last night's debate, the candidates discussed the major provisions of their health care... Saving the comment ...

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11/10/08
The Lewin Report | Preventing Workforce Disasters

Related posts. Down on Doctors This Sunday’s New York Times reported on “The Falling-Down Professions,” doc...The Gift of Transparency Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Pete Stark (D-Calif.) have introduced a bill (HR 5605) that w. ...

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10/18/08
MD Buyline - The Largest Database on Healthcare Products

The Physicians Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 (H.R.5605) and its companion bill in the Senate (S. 2029) are currently in committees in the respective houses of Congress. When there are further developments in this area, we will report on ...

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10/13/08
NIH Suspends Emory University Grant

LEARN MORE. InjuryBoard News on Conflict-of-Interest; InjuryBoard on Harvard Psychiatrists; Statement of Emory University; Emory Creates New Conflict Oversight; Million Dollar Conflict-Of-Interest By Emory Psychiatrist Uncovered By ...

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10/08/08
physician payment sunshine act moving forward in congress

representatives peter defazio (d-or) and pete stark (d-ca), chairman of the ways and means subcommittee, introduced a bill in the house similar to the senate version in march of this year (hr 5605). a number of trade associations, ...

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10/06/08
Dr. Charles Nemeroff, has been accused of breaking federal ...

Emory University psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Nemeroff, has been accused of breaking federal research rules by taking in $2.8 million from a drug company and not reporting half of the income. At the same time, Nemeroff, one of the nation’s ...

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10/05/08
Million Dollar Conflict-Of-Interest By Emory Psychiatrist ...

LEARN MORE. Statement of Emory University; Sen. Grassley web site; Physician Payment Sunshine Act; Injuryboard news on conflict-of-interest; Injuryboard on Harvard psychiatrists. IMAGE SOURCE: Emory University Web site/ picture of Dr. ...

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10/04/08
Pharmaceutical industry, government and medical schools work to ...

Legislation in Congress, called the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (HR 5605), would require drug and medical device manufacturers to disclose on a publicly accessible Web site the value of the gifts, food, entertainment, travel, ...

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09/29/08
Economy Got You Down?

Here’sa summary of the PPSA, “HR 5605 would amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made ...

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09/28/08
kaiser daily health policy report - monday, september 29, 2008

sunshine act (hr 5605, s 2029), "the announcements appear to be little more than pre-emptive public relations moves," a record editorial states. according to the record, the legislation "would significantly empower patients ... by ...

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09/28/08
Pharma Leaders Make Physician Payments Public | AAPC News

Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Herbert Kohl, D-Wis., introduced the Physicians Payments Sunshine Act (HR 5605, S2029) in September 2007. It has yet to make it through congress. “Even in the absence of a legislative requirement, however, ...

Source: AAPC News
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09/27/08
Merck follows Lilly, announces it releases speaking fees to the ...

According to the Times , the announcements come as lawmakers have begun pushing for the bipartisan Physician Payments Sunshine Act (HR 5605, S 2029), which would require such a registry. The Times reports that Senate investigations ...

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09/24/08
kaiser daily health policy report - thursday, september 25, 2008

bipartisan physician payments sunshine act (hr 5605, s 2029), which would require such a registry. the times reports that senate investigations found prominent researchers at several institutions failed to report millions of dollars in ...

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09/23/08
kaiser daily health policy report - wednesday, september 24, 2008

for in the physician payments sunshine act (hr 5605, s 2029), which currently is pending in congress (indianapolis star, 9/24). comments. john lechleiter, president and ceo of lilly, said that voluntary ...

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09/23/08
kaiser daily health policy report - wednesday, september 24, 2008

for in the physician payments sunshine act (hr 5605, s 2029), which currently is pending in congress (indianapolis star, 9/24). comments. john lechleiter, president and ceo of lilly, said that voluntary ...

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09/23/08
Lilly agrees to disclose

Lilly is the first pharmaceutical to announce it would disclose even if the Physicians Payments Sunshine Act (HR 5605) did not become law. According to a company statement: the public will have access to an Internet database listing its ...

Source: MIWatch
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06/29/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.6381 Medical Device Safety Act ...

[1]; H.R.5605 Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 [1]; S.2449 Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008 [1]; H.R.5884 Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008 [1]; H.R.1165 Swift Approval, Full Evaluation Drug Act [1] ...

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06/17/08
Majority of Americans Support Legislative Action to Disclose ...

Congress is currently considering The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (S.2029 and HR5605), which would require drug and medical device manufacturers to report certain gifts and payments given to physicians. Both the Senate (sponsored by ...

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06/08/08
hr 5605

rep. peter defazio (d-or) introduced the physician payments sunshine act of 2008 on march 12, 2008: “to amend title xi of the social security act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of ...

Source: miwatch.org
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06/08/08
Physicians Fail to Disclose Drug Industry Payments

... and to make the resulting information available to the public through an online registry. The bill was referred to the Senate finance committee; companion bill HR 5605 has been referred to the House subcommittee on health.

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