It is widely observed that many physicians working in public health facilities do not put in the required effort and … time in their jobs. At the same time, many public physicians remain highly motivated, working long hours for little … improve the inoptimal performance of some physicians without compromising the effort of those already motivated. This paper …

payments to physicians: medical and industry groups adopted voluntary codes, federal agencies published advisory guidelines … companies think twice before lavishing gifts and payments on physicians, which in turn would help to ensure that those “learned …

In 2019, U.S. pharmaceutical companies paid $3.6 billion to physicians in the form of gifts to promote their drugs. The … were required to publicly declare the payments that they made to physicians. In 2013, this law was rolled out to all 50 … subsequent payments between firms and physicians. While firms and physicians were informed of the disclosure regulation at data …

roadblocks that insurance companies and the licensing process continue to present to physicians trying to respond to the crisis … credentialing physicians holding out-of-state licenses; Medicare is not credentialing physicians with out-of-state licenses either …, unless those physicians have current Medicare privileges. Insurance companies should follow Medicare's example immediately …

Physicians' relationships with the pharmaceutical industry have recently come under public scrutiny, particularly in … indicate that both the number and the dollar- value of marketing visits increase physicians' patented opioid claims …

. Relatedly, a significant body of research demonstrates that meals and honoraria from pharmaceutical firms to physicians leads to … drugs in 9 drug classes written by 5730 physicians in five states over 48 months. We show a significant post …-disclosure reduction in brand name drug prescriptions by Massachusetts physicians, relative to control doctors in other states. These …