Groups Urge Feds to Issue Physician Payments Final Rule

Groups Urge Feds to Issue Physician Payments Final Rule-healthleadersmedia: Groups and coalitions representing physicians, labor unions, and distributors are expressing frustration that little progress has been made on a final rule outlining full disclosure procedures for medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set a deadline of October 2011. "We are now 15 months passed the statutory deadline for this vital regulation," said Curtis Rooney, president of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association in a media  statement last week. "The sooner the healthcare supply chain realizes full implementation of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act the sooner patients will realize the full benefits."