Steak Dinners, Sales Reps and Risky Procedures: Inside the Big Business of Clogged Arteries — ProPublica

Text messages, a whistleblower lawsuit and an internal investigation reveal the lengths to which Medtronic, the world’s largest medical device company, allegedly “groomed” doctors to overuse its vascular products in patients at a veterans’ hospital.

Source: Steak Dinners, Sales Reps and Risky Procedures: Inside the Big Business of Clogged Arteries — ProPublica

Update February 18, 2023:

Senators Demand Answers About “Alarming” Reports of Excessive and Risky Artery Procedures on Veterans

Hours after ProPublica and The Wichita Eagle published allegations of kickbacks for the “egregious” use of medical devices at a veterans hospital, Kansas’ Republican senators have questions for the VA secretary.

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