Pharma dollars back patient groups that oppose Medicare Part B overhaul

(By Ed Silverman for STAT)

After the Obama administration proposed overhauling Medicare Part B earlier this year, a plethora of patient advocacy groups quickly expressed opposition. A new analysis, however, finds that the vast majority of those groups received funding from the pharmaceutical industry, which may come out losers if the proposal goes into effect. Continue reading article here……

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