Despite a last-ditch lobbying effort by drugmakers, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law [1] the controversial healthcare bill that would ban some types of pharma gifts to doctors--sports tickets and travel, for instance--and require all gifts and payments worth more than $50 to be publicly disclosed. Report [2]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/pharma-fights-mass-disclosure-bill/2008-08-08
[2] http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/08/11/leaders_nip_tuck_healthcare_policy/