“Kickbacks to middlemen,” AKA rebates.
Vendors in all industries use them as incentives to marketers to sell their products.
But calling them “kickbacks” sounds so much more sinister.
Killing all the hyper-regulation in the pharmaceutical industry would actually accomplish the intended goal.
BecUse rebates hides the a reason for higher than necessary prices..
Kickbacks to middlemen, AKA rebates.
Vendors in all industries use them as incentives to marketers to sell their products.
But calling them kickbacks sounds so much more sinister.
Killing all the hyper-regulation in the pharmaceutical industry would actually accomplish the intended goal.
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In addition to rebates, the DOJ has prosecuted many large,costly, illicit kick back schemes in the past 2 years.