JAMA article: "Medical Marketing in the United States, 1997-2016"

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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2720029
https://khn.org/news/health-care-industry-spends-30b-a-year-pushing-its-wares-from-drugs-to-stem-cell-treatment/

Aritcle in JAMA says that “From 1997 through 2016, medical marketing expanded substantially, and spending increased from $17.7 to $29.9 billion”.

For comparison, overall US health care spending was about $3.5 trillion in 2017.

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Haven’t read a thing but just saw Ellen Degeneris clip where she says the doctor just asked her for a recommendation on what should be prescribed for her ailment.
I had to laugh!