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Bill Curbing Drug Makers’ Gifts to Docs Stalls in Conn.
Posted by Jacob Goldstein
Connecticut’s Attorney General has been pushing bills that would put tighter rules on financial ties between doctors and the drug industry. But the idea isn’t making much headway in the state legislature, irking the editorial page of the Hartford Courant. The paper called on lawmakers to get cracking and “pass legislation to force disclosure and limitations on drug company gratuities to physicians,” saying that state “residents’ health might depend on it.”
Last year, AG Richard Blumenthal proposed a bill that would have required pharmaceutical companies to publicly disclose gifts and other incentives given to docs and other health care providers. It died in committee.
This year, Blumenthal proposed a bill that would have banned gifts for a physician’s personal use. (It would have allowed drug rep trinkets such as note pads as well as as free samples of prescription drugs used by patients.) The bill would also have required companies paying doctors to serve as consultants to document how the doctor was selected and prove a legitimate need for the service. The bill has been a non-starter at the state house, according to the Courant.
Similar bills are percolating elsewhere. Earlier this week, a top legislator in Massachusetts proposed a ban on drug industry gifts to docs. Massachusetts and Vermont already have laws requiring disclosure of industry gifts. And Congress is mulling a bill that would force drug and device makers to disclose gifts to doctors nationwide. 麻州可能禁止药厂送小礼品给医生
March 4, 2008, 8:29 am
Massachusetts May Ban Drug Industry Freebies for Docs
Posted by Jacob Goldstein
We’ve been wondering when we’d see our first swag-free doctor’s office. A trip to Massachusetts may soon do the trick. The president of the state’s senate is proposing a ban on all drug industry freebies for docs — from travel to pens, the Boston Globe reports.
A bill filed yesterday by Democrat Therese Murray would also require the state’s doctors to adopt electronic medical records by 2015, to be funded at least in part by cigarette taxes. The bill would also force public reviews of any insurance company that wanted to raise premiums by more than 7%. Drug reps would still be allowed to give doctors free drug samples for use by patients.
Murray argues that drug industry gifts drive up health care costs by persuading some docs to prescribe more expensive, branded drugs. An official with the industry group PhRMA, which opposes the ban, told the Globe that she was “not aware of any kind of evidence or studies that link promotional or marketing materials with the cost of healthcare.”
Skepticism of drug industry promotion has been rising lately. Some medical centers have banned drug rep trinkets. Minnesota has capped drug industry gifts at $50. But if Murray’s bill goes through, Massachusetts would be the first state to ban the gifts outright, the Globe reports.
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