Healthy Skepticism Library item: 1935

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Publication type: Journal Article

Simmer WS.
Just what the doctor ordered: avoiding kickback pitfalls with prescription drugs.
Manag Care Interface 2002 Jan; 15:(1):90-2
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11828611

Abstract:

Risks associated with the federal antikickback statute increased significantly for the pharmaceutical industry in the 1990s. Manufacturers, physicians, and MCOs must take account of the statute when developing programs that could possibly implicate it. This article provides guidance to the managed care community regarding legal kickback risks in arrangements with pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Keywords:
*analysis United States managed care kickbacks marketing strategies gift giving fraud ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: GIFT GIVING INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: PRESCRIBING, DRUG USE REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: COMPLIANCE, SANCTIONS, STANDARDS REGULATIONS, CODES, GUIDELINES: DIRECT GOVERNMENT REGULATION