18 Sep 2007 06:00 AM
Newspapers Publish Editorials On Disclosure Bill Introduced By Grassley
Two newspapers published editorials addressing Senate Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) recent announcement that he will introduce legislation that would require drug makers to make public payments to any physician who bills Medicare and Medicaid programs. Summaries appear below.
Boston Globe: The "trick" to making the new rules a useful tool is ensuring that they are "not so sweeping that patients have difficulty finding the information they need," a Globe editorial states, adding, "For instance, a company's donation of a new wing to an entire teaching hospital should not be listed as a contribution to each…
Boston Globe: The "trick" to making the new rules a useful tool is ensuring that they are "not so sweeping that patients have difficulty finding the information they need," a Globe editorial states, adding, "For instance, a company's donation of a new wing to an entire teaching hospital should not be listed as a contribution to each…
