WASHINGTON — To head off medical conflicts of interest, the Obama administration is poised to require drug companies to disclose the payments they make to doctors for research, consulting, speaking, travel and entertainment.
Many researchers have found evidence that such payments can influence doctors’ treatment decisions and contribute to higher costs by encouraging the use of more expensive drugs and medical devices.
2 comments:
You just want to tax the money is all... don't blow smoke up my...
I believe it certainly DOES influence what the doctor prescribes!
Every time my mother goes to the doctor, it seems they want to put her on another "new" medicine. They usually have "samples" too!
No doubt in my mind it happens!
Anon 4:48 must be a doctor who may be affected.
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