Medical Costs in China/Travel Insurance
Apr 15, 2011, 1:46 am
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At the risk of getting off topic, I helped a Chinese doctor edit a paper for a journal a few months ago; the thesis was that the system here is screwed up because doctors receive far more money from pharma company kickbacks than they do from their employers (basically, they are inclined to give out scrips for expensive medications that benefit them directly in favor of the right stuff; obviously, there are good doctors around as well, but he provided some pretty compelling data to support his assertions).
Apr 15, 2011, 2:28 am
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At the risk of getting off topic, I helped a Chinese doctor edit a paper for a journal a few months ago; the thesis was that the system here is screwed up because doctors receive far more money from pharma company kickbacks than they do from their employers (basically, they are inclined to give out scrips for expensive medications that benefit them directly in favor of the right stuff; obviously, there are good doctors around as well, but he provided some pretty compelling data to support his assertions).
Apr 15, 2011, 8:06 am
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An international review of tobacco smoking in the medical profession:
The lowest overall smoking rate was documented in the United States (2%)
In China for example, Li et al [55] reported that tobacco smoking rates among physicians have actually been increasing in recent years.
Almost half of all Chinese (45%) were revealed to be current smokers in two separate studies
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/115
Apr 15, 2011, 8:28 am
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At the risk of getting off topic, I helped a Chinese doctor edit a paper for a journal a few months ago; the thesis was that the system here is screwed up because doctors receive far more money from pharma company kickbacks than they do from their employers (basically, they are inclined to give out scrips for expensive medications that benefit them directly in favor of the right stuff; obviously, there are good doctors around as well, but he provided some pretty compelling data to support his assertions).
from foreign drug manufacturers.
Eli Lilly & Co has previously said that it was under scrutiny by the U.S. government over its compliance with bribery laws in a number of countries including Poland. .
Baxter International has also said that it has received a request from the Justice Department and SEC for information about its practices overseas related to U.S. bribery laws and that it was cooperating as well.
Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay a $21.4 million fine to settle Justice Department criminal charges and pay more than $48.6 million in disgorgement and interest to settle allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Apr 15, 2011, 8:57 pm
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"Like the US" I don't think so.
An international review of tobacco smoking in the medical profession:
The lowest overall smoking rate was documented in the United States (2%)
In China for example, Li et al [55] reported that tobacco smoking rates among physicians have actually been increasing in recent years.
Almost half of all Chinese (45%) were revealed to be current smokers in two separate studies
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/115
An international review of tobacco smoking in the medical profession:
The lowest overall smoking rate was documented in the United States (2%)
In China for example, Li et al [55] reported that tobacco smoking rates among physicians have actually been increasing in recent years.
Almost half of all Chinese (45%) were revealed to be current smokers in two separate studies
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/115