Find Out If Your Doctor Takes Drug Company Money

"There is a reason pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars on the influencing, education, and entertainment of doctors around the world.

Thanks to Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, the Sunshine Act was inserted into Obamacare. And, so, for the first time, patients will now be able to see what, if any, financial ties their own doctor has. The database is live right now. Go to openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/search or for a more user-friendly version, Propublica’s Dollars for Docs page. The drug industry spends billions trying to influence doctors, and, for the first time, you can see if your physician, or any physician, has their hand out." (part of transcript from NutritionFacts.org)