In this case, the state of Vermont opposes drug companies and data-mining firms. Vermont’s law bans the sale of prescribing information unless physicians “opt in” and make their records available. Meanwhile, Politico Pro reports that the AMA, which has not taken an official position in the case, has a lot at stake in how the it turns out.

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