Minn. Law Sheds Light on Drug Companies

August 21st, 2007 By MARTIGA LOHN, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- A groundbreaking Minnesota law is shining a rare light into the big money that drug companies spend on members of state advisory panels who help select which drugs are used in Medicaid programs for the poor and disabled.

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