House Bill Threatens CME Exemption from Sunshine Act Reporting Save

Current Sunshine Act disclosures do not apply to CME certified educational activities for either the participants or the presenters. CMS has debated and waffled on whether companies would be required to report payments to doctors who speak at, or attend, CME seminars. A new 21st Century Cures bill has been proposed and would no longer require these companies to report payments made to doctors for continuing medical education sessions, medical journal reprints or textbooks. There is considerable debate on this issue and the bill is far from being finalized.