Medical specialties receiving highest payments from manufacturers identified

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, passed under the Affordable Care Act, requires all pharmaceutical and medical device companies to report payments to physicians, including consulting fees, gifts, speaking fees, meals, travel and research grants. A recent study analyzed this database and compared payments among different specialties and identified which ones topped the list.

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