Open Payments’ open season

A New York Times dive into the Open Payments database looked at the 130 physicians who earned more than $100,000 in industry payments. Cardiologists and plastic surgeons appear prominently in the article. Some doctors countered that they make less speaking and consulting than if they stayed in the clinic treating patients.

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