Vermont's Prescriber Data Law Faces Tough Questions In Appeals Court
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Second Circuit hears oral arguments in IMS Health suit challenging the statute, which limits the sale of physician prescribing information; judge asks if leveling the playing field of ideas is constitutional basis for legislation.
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