If passed, the Physician Payments Sunshine Act will require yearly reporting by manufacturers of drugs, devices, and biological and medical supplies of all payments to physicians or physician-owned organizations over a cumulative value of $100. Under the act, these reports would be then made available to the public.

Join heartwire's Shelley Wood as she discusses the Sunshine Act and other issues of disclosure and ethics not covered by the legislation with Drs Bob Harrington and Roger Blumenthal.