The New York Times published a Letter To The Editor by HIGPA President Curtis Rooney in response to the piece from April 3-- discussed last week in InsideHIGPA-- titled “Tipping the Odds for an Implant Maker.” You'll recall that this article examined the issue of medical device manufactures providing payments to doctors in order to influence the purchasing of their products. As Rooney stated, this issue is “part of an important national discussion about what is really driving costs for American hospitals.”