Sunshine Act Fallout: Firms Worry About Whistleblower Suits, Reporting Details
Executive Summary
Authors are furious about publication expenditures firms have reported to CMS; companies continue to debate whether to report study drugs and are finding numerous errors on Open Payments website.
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