Doctors take more pharma money, receive 2.8 billion in payments

It’s been a few years now since the U.S. government opened up shop with its Open Payments database, a collection of drug and device makers’ payments to healthcare providers. The data-collection process itself—indeed, the very fact of it—triggered all sorts of complaint, denial and nitpicking. But now, it’s part of the annual cycle. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services unveiled the 2016 numbers Friday, right on schedule.

And despite some early predictions that transparency would change everything—doctors would start turning away speaking fees and drugmakers back off the free meals and dinner—the numbers have remained remarkably consistent....
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