Senators Seek Scrutiny Of Physician-Owned Device Distributors
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The bipartisan group of lawmakers is also calling on CMS to make sure it protects against inappropriate conflicts of interest that may arise from PODs as part of two major regulations the agency plans to release this year.
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