The Life And Controversies Of Dr. Oz

Questionable Money Made From Drug Companies

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Due to the Affordable Care Act, and more specifically the Open Payments Program, it is now required for drug and medical companies to disclose how much they pay doctors and teaching hospitals. So, according to a review of ProPublica’s Dollars for Docs website, in a period of five months between 2013 and 2014, Dr. Oz received over $1.5 million from various pharmaceutical companies. To many, this is of particular concern, because money can certainly affect the decisions of doctors and the products that they endorse. Although this isn’t always necessarily true, after already being scrutinized numerous times for his claims, some have begun to believe that Oz’s intentions are based on money.