Transparency might not prevent every unnecessary surgery, but it's a good place to start.
the proliferation of PODs and the lack of guidance as to how these arrangements square with existing Federal law.
Senator Hatch and I will be referring information about this allegation and about possible Sunshine Act violations to th...
We believe these findings will say quite a bit about the lack of accountability for these types of business relationship...
Simply put, PODs are medical device businesses in which a physician is both an investor and a distributor--essentially a...
The patient has a right to know, and then, of course, taxpayers, because you have public payers, the people of this coun...
While these arrangements are not always problematic, we are seeing more and more of these physician-salespeople using th...
Today, we are here to explore the various issues surrounding the growth and prevalence of Physician-Owned Distributors, ...
the fraud and abuse risks, as well as (and more importantly) the patient safety concerns related to PODs, are equally ap...
Ranking Member Wyden and I will be making a formal referral to the HHS Office of Inspector General and the Department of...
inherently suspect