HHS issues rare 'fraud alert' encouraging pharma to nix paid doctor speaker programs

HHS issues rare 'fraud alert' encouraging pharma to nix paid doctor speaker programs

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Fierce Pharma
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Pandemic travel restrictions have shut down many of pharma's paid healthcare provider speaker programs—and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) thinks it should stay that way.

In a Special Fraud Alert issued (PDF) Monday by its inspector general’s office, HHS urged pharma companies and device makers to reconsider restarting in-person paid healthcare professional speaker programs when COVID-19 restrictions lift.