Physician Payments Sunshine Act

U.S. law requiring disclosure of payments to physicians and teaching hospitals.

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Definition

The Sunshine Act (Open Payments program) requires manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics, and medical supplies covered by Medicare/Medicaid/CHIP to report transfers of value to physicians, certain non-physician practitioners, and teaching hospitals.

What this means in practice

Reported annually by CMS and publicly searchable. Mis-reporting creates reputational and enforcement risk; KOL agreements must be FMV and well-documented.

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Updated: 5/5/2026

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U.S. law requiring disclosure of payments to physicians and teaching hospitals.

·Reported annually by CMS and publicly searchable.
·Mis-reporting creates reputational and enforcement risk; KOL agreements must be FMV and well-documented.

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