10 Percent of Doctors Agree….Money Talks!
By Giselle Velazquez, August 15, 2005 10:47 pm | RSS | trackback | comment
Could your family doc go the way of Martha Stewart? ‘Cording to this article in the latest New York Times, pharmaceutical investors are scrambling to be matched up with doctors for “consulting”–and 10 percent of America’s 700,00 physicians have been happy to oblige.
Sounds alright–except that doctors might be divulging “insider information” to their investor buddies, which in turn leads to insider trading, which in turn leads to “Wall Street,” the hit 1987 film about stock markets and shoulder pads.
New York Times: Doctor’s Links With Investors Causes Concern
The Securities and Exchange Commission is currently looking into things. Take ‘em down!
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August 16th, 2005 at 12:34 am
Great post, you really have a knack for writing. Please keep up the good work. Believe it or not, people like me DO read these things!
Sincerely,
Sam Freedom the coolest guy on the planet
August 16th, 2005 at 12:35 am
Damn. And my doctor wears shoulder pads, too. I knew she was hella evil, but now I have proof.
August 16th, 2005 at 12:51 am
Judging from the amount of drugs my doctor gives me every time I am ill I am sure he is on a commission…
August 22nd, 2005 at 3:13 am
Oooh, favorable comments (thanks Mom). From now on, I’m including Simpson-ized pictures in ALL my posts. I don’t care if I hafta hand-draw a little yellow Karl Rove myself.