A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.

Overview Sponsor: Sen. Charles Grassley [R-IA]show cosponsors (11) Cosponsors: Jeff Bingaman [D-NM] Al Franken [D-MN] Edward Kennedy [D-MA] John Kerry [D-MA] Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] Herbert Kohl [D-WI] Claire McCaskill [D-MO] Charles Schumer [D-NY] Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] Tom Udall [D-NM] Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] Text: Summary | Full Text Status: Introduced Jan 22, 2009 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee ... Senate Vote ... House Vote ... Signed by President ... This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Nov 14, 2009 6:37AM] Last Action: Jan 22, 2009: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.

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|quote=Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009
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