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Vermont Bill Would Disclose Drugmaker-Doctor Payments : NPR

Posted by JD Thomas on June 7, 2009 in Techfun 1 comment

Pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars on marketing every year, and a big chunk of it goes directly to the doctors who prescribe their products to patients. Several states have decided to clamp down on these practices, requiring drug companies to disclose all gifts or payments to doctors. The Vermont Legislature recently passed the strictest  Read more »