Daily Archives: October 3, 2014

How Much Money Does Your Doctor Get From Medical Companies? | TIME

How Much Money Does Your Doctor Get From Medical Companies?   Pratheek Rebala @pratheekrebala Chris Wilson @chriswilsondc 10:25 AM ET   Use this search tool to find out   Doctors received $3.5 billion from pharmaceutical companies and device makers over a five month period in 2013, according to figures the federal government released this week.… Read More »

Database shows $3.5 billion in industry ties to doctors, hospitals – LA Times

Pulling the curtain back on long-hidden industry relationships, the federal government revealed that U.S. doctors and teaching hospitals had $3.5 billion worth of financial ties with drug and medical-device makers in the last five months of 2013. The details published Tuesday in a new government databasehave been sought for years by consumer advocates and lawmakers… Read More »