Nearly 340 former congressional staffers now work for pharmaceutical companies or their lobbying firms, according to data analyzed by KHN and provided by Legistorm, a nonpartisan congressional research company.
On the flip side, the analysis showed, more than a dozen former drug industry employees now have jobs on Capitol Hill — often on committees that handle health care policy.
“Who do they really work for?”
#BigPharma #BigGovernment #Pharmaceuticals #RevolvingDoor #Congress #Healthcare #RightToKnow
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/big-pharma-greets-hundreds-of-ex-federal-workers-at-the-revolving-door/
On the flip side, the analysis showed, more than a dozen former drug industry employees now have jobs on Capitol Hill — often on committees that handle health care policy.
“Who do they really work for?”
#BigPharma #BigGovernment #Pharmaceuticals #RevolvingDoor #Congress #Healthcare #RightToKnow
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/big-pharma-greets-hundreds-of-ex-federal-workers-at-the-revolving-door/
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Big Pharma Greets Hundreds Of Ex-Federal Workers At The ‘Revolving Door’
A KHN data analysis finds that the door of opportunities connecting Capitol Hill, the federal government and the drug industry likely spins in Big Pharma’s favor.