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

“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 #VeteransHospital.”

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https://www.propublica.org/article/medtronic-medical-device-kickbacks-lawsuit-kansas

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

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.

ProPublica