Edward Craig: “To throw this away in some misguided attempt to avoid the appearance of unseemly influence of industry on physician’s decision making is a simplistic, holier-than-thou response to what is essentially in 2008 becoming a non-issue, as medical organizations, individual physicians, and industry alike respond to increasing scrutiny by the federal government by changing substantively how they relate to one another.”
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If a physician makes a bad choice on the basis of a $0.10 pen or even a $10 pizza, the problem isn’t with the pharmaceutical company….it’s with the corrupt physician.
IN AN ECONOMY THAT IS LITERALLY HEMMORAGING JOBS BY THE THOUSANDS THE RESULTS OF ACTIONS AND THIS TYPE OF LEGISLATION WILL JUST PUT MORE INNOCENT PEOPLE OUT OF WORK.SHOULD’NT LAWMAKERS BE SPENDING MORE TIME LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CREATE JOBS THAN ELIMINATING MORE!!!
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