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Pharma is a drop in the bucket friends. The major source of healthcare cost escalation is hospitals. Then doctors, then devices. Pharma's a scapegoat down at th
by niels_olson 11y ago
Pharma is a drop in the bucket friends. The major source of healthcare cost escalation is hospitals. Then doctors, then devices. Pharma's a scapegoat down at the bottom of the barrel with a mere 10% of the pie, about the same as hospital non-physician staff.
- CyberDildonics 11y agoThat isn't what this article is about
- niels_olson 11y agoYes, yes it is. From the article > 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.