Injury Board -- Pharmaceutical and medical device companies should develop high-quality, innovative products which assist Doctors in providing the best possible care for their patients. Instead it seems there are some companies using kickbacks such as money and trips to entice Doctors to prescribe their products—even if the product is not approved for a particular use. One such company is Medtronic, the world’s largest device maker, which has attracted the attention of two Senators, Charles Grassley, R-Iowa and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., who have asked Medtronic to provide details about physicians who receive company payments for consulting services. In attempt to prevent, or at least expose, such unethical practices, Sen. Grassley and Sen. Kohl have written a bill which would require companies to disclose all payments to physicians over $500.
