CONVENE SURVEY: What Will the Sunshine Act Do?

In late February, Convene asked several hundred medical meeting planners whether they expected the health-care-reform law’s transparency reporting requirements (aka, the “Sunshine Act”) to affect their medical meetings. Out of 109 respondents, nearly a quarter answered yes, while the greatest percentage—35 percent—said it was too soon to tell.

Doyouexpect thenewhealth-care-reform law’s transparency reporting requirements (aka,the“SunshineAct”) to affect your medical meeting(s)?

Yes.

23.9% 19.3% 34.9% 22.0%

No.

Two of the comments Convene received from survey respondents:

“I expect it will, but needmore infor- mation to know for sure.”

It’s too soon to tell.

“Honestly, I know very little about this.”

I am unfamiliar with these requirements.

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