a product of the Sunshine Act, part of the Affordable Care Act.
Why does this database exist? Basically because of the incentives created by industry being able to pay doctors to work on things that will ultimately help industry–like new drugs or medical devices. The hope is that more transparency will reduce any harmful influence that industry could have on medical research, education, and clinical decision making.
The idea that the major source of graft in medicine is Pharma is a red herring the other actors keep flogging so no one asks who's really skimming.
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The idea that the major source of graft in medicine is Pharma is a red herring the other actors keep flogging so no one asks who's really skimming.