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Medtronic Defends Payments to Physicians

August 28, 2009
At the annual shareholder meeting of Medtronic Inc., CEO Bill Hawkins defended the company’s longstanding practice of collaborating with physicians, although he acknowledged these paid relationships could pose a conflict of interest.
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