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Old 06-30-2016, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by PTennismom0202 View Post
Not just pharmaceuticals here -- devices too. (hip replacements, lenses, heart values, etc.) There are lots of doctors who have either invented or improved pharmaceuticals and implants, or they have the "right stuff" to be product champions for pharma and device companies. They get paid well for their product champion roles. The doctors who are simply "down in the trenches" with patients and pharma/device companies have lived under tight federal rules for the past 10 years. There are far fewer goodies going to doctors now.
Too bad they all live on Fantasy Island