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by Teddy Eynon, Karen S. Sealander and Eric Zimmerman

The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 extends numerous expiring Medicare and Medicaid programs, thus sparing physicians, hospitals and other health care providers significant Medicare and Medicaid payment cuts.  This On the Subject provides an overview of the most significant Medicare- and Medicaid-related provisions in the Temporary Continuation Act.

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by Bernadette M. Broccolo, Emily J. Cook, Lesley N. DeRenzo, Susan S. Lee and Joan Polacheck

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule implementing the "Sunshine" provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires annual public reporting by certain drug and device manufacturers of payments made by them to physicians and teaching hospitals and of physician ownership interests in such manufacturers.  The "Sunshine" provisions of the ACA also require group purchasing organizations to make annual public reports of physician ownership interests in such organizations.  CMS is accepting comments on its proposed rule through February 17, 2012.

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