Michigan, Pennsylvania may ban drugmakers from giving gifts to physicians

Michigan, Pennsylvania may ban drugmakers from giving gifts to physicians

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Beckers Hospital Review
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State representatives in Michigan and Pennsylvania have introduced bills that would prohibit drugmakers from giving gifts to physicians.

Pennsylvania state Rep. Michael Zabel, D-Drexel Hill, introduced a bill June 29 that would ban drugmakers from giving gifts to physicians that exceed a $50 value. Mr. Zabel's bill was devised to combat drugmakers' efforts to persuade physicians to prescribe addictive opioids, as opioid-related overdoses continue to significantly affect Pennsylvania communities.