Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Doctors, Hospitals Received $6.49B From Pharmaceutical Industry, Device Makers Last Year
Stat: Drug And Device Makers Paid $6.5 Billion To Docs And Teaching Hospitals Last Year
Drug and device makers paid nearly $6.5 billion in payments to doctors and teaching hospitals last year, according to the latest figures released on Thursday from a federal database. And physicians or their family members held $1 billion in ownership or investment interest in those companies. (Silverman, 6/30)
Bloomberg: Drug, Device Makers Gave U.S. Doctors, Hospitals $6.49 Billion
U.S. doctors and teaching hospitals got $6.49 billion in research and speaking fees, food and other goods or services from drug, biotechnology and medical-device companies in 2015, according to an annual report by the government. The data released Thursday represent the second full year of disclosures from the industry, describing financial links with clinicians who prescribe and use their products. The amount paid by manufacturers is on par with 2014, when they made $6.43 billion in payments. (Chen and Tracer, 6/30)
New Orleans Times-Picayune: Louisiana Doctors 2nd In U.S. For Accepting Drug Company Payments, Reports Says
Doctors at Louisiana hospitals are more likely to accept payments from drug and medical device companies than their peers in almost every other state in the country, a new analysis by the news organization ProPublica has found. Only New Jersey, home to some of the country's biggest drug companies, had a higher rate of doctors who took payments. (Lipinski, 6/30)
