Journal Article Reprint Payments Reported In Sunshine Database Should Be “Put Into Context,” Sen. Grassley Says
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, April 10 pressed HHS Secretary Sebelius to be certain that financial data reported by device and drug companies to the forthcoming Open Payments database tied to the value of medical journal article reprints be put into context.
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