US gift registry bill has onerous penalties
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Senators Charles Grassley and Herb Kohl have reintroduced their "Physicians Payments Sunshine Act" that would create a national registry of payments to physicians. The bill now has a low threshold – namely requiring drug and device companies to publicly report the payments, consulting fees, honoraria, and other transfers they give to doctors over $100 every year. There are also severe penalties in some cases for not reporting.