What We’re Learning About Drug Company Payments to Doctors
On
Tuesday, the federal government is expected to release details of
payments to doctors by every pharmaceutical and medical device
manufacturer in the country.
Tuesday, the federal government is expected to release details of
payments to doctors by every pharmaceutical and medical device
manufacturer in the country.
The information is being made public under a provision of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The law mandates disclosure of payments
to doctors, dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists and optometrists for
things like promotional speaking, consulting, meals, educational items
and research.
to doctors, dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists and optometrists for
things like promotional speaking, consulting, meals, educational items
and research.
It’s
not quite clear what the data will show — in part because the first
batch will be incomplete, covering spending for only a few months at the
end of 2013 — but we at ProPublica have some good guesses. That’s
because we have been detailing relationships between doctors and the
pharmaceutical industry for the past four years as part of our Dollars for Docs project.
not quite clear what the data will show — in part because the first
batch will be incomplete, covering spending for only a few months at the
end of 2013 — but we at ProPublica have some good guesses. That’s
because we have been detailing relationships between doctors and the
pharmaceutical industry for the past four years as part of our Dollars for Docs project.
