At Bellwoar Kelly LLP, we fight for those who have been harmed by medical negligence. A patient can suffer medical negligence when they are prescribed a medication that does not fit their needs due to their physician receiving incentives for doing so. Doctors across the country have been prescribing expensive drugs to receive various benefits from the pharmaceutical companies pushing those prescriptions. An investigation found that U.S. doctors received billions from drug and device makers. These benefits can be literally anything that might influence a doctor to prescribe a medication that is no in the patient’s interest to receive. These payments and benefits can compromise your care and cause doctors to overlook safer, more effective, and cheaper options that exist.
If you have been harmed by these negligent practices, you have grounds for a medical malpractice or prescription error lawsuit. Under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, it is a felony to accept payments in exchange for prescribing drugs reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal programs. In addition, drug companies are required to report any payment over $10 to a doctor under the Affordable Care Act. This information can be found on online and can help you know if your doctor has been paid for prescribing a drug to you. Please investigate all drugs that you are prescribed, since doctors can be influenced by the very powerful pharmaceutical companies in the United States
If you or a loved one suffered from these prescription kickbacks, our experienced medical malpractice attorneys at Bellwoar Kelly LLP can help fight for the compensation you deserve. Please call us today.