The Post Bulletin (Minnesota) ran an Associated Press wire, "AP NewsBreak: Psychiatrist with drug industry ties to leave panel" which reports, "A Minnesota psychiatrist who collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from pharmaceutical companies will quit a panel that advises the state on drugs for low-income Medicaid patients." Psychiatrist John E. Simon said on Wednesday that he will resign from the panel. Recently, Senator Charles Grassley introduced federal legislation that would require drug companies to report payments to doctors for lectures and consulting. Currently, only a few states have such disclosure laws. article link

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