The Hidden Cost Of Free Lunch

–Brand name prescribing increases when industry pays for the meals Physicians who accept free meals from a drug company are more likely to prescribe that company’s brand name drugs, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine. The authors compared data from the Open Payments Database listing industry payments to physicians with Medicare prescribing...Click here to continue reading...
Source: CardioBrief - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: People, Places & Events Policy & Ethics CMS conflict of interest free lunch Open Payments Sunshine Act Source Type: blogs