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Code for drug reps should fend off new regulations
By: Sally C. Pipes on 8.20.2008
The pharmaceutical industry’s trade group just announced a new voluntary code of conduct. The updated rules, which take effect on Jan. 1, severely restrict drug company sales reps from giving gifts and purchasing meals for doctors. The rules also impose new regulations on consulting arrangements between physicians and drug companies.
Maryland in middle of pack on health care control, private insurance access
8.19.2008
Maryland ranked 31st among all states in a new study that measures the degree to which patients, health professionals, entrepreneurs and taxpayers have control over their health care.
WSJ Examines Recent Ruling Strengthening Legal Job Protections For Women Seeking Fertility Treatment
8.19.2008
Wall Street Journal on Wednesday examined a recent ruling by a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that could strengthen legal job protections for women undergoing fertility treatments.
Study: Md. 31st for individual health care control
By: Ashley Andyshak on 8.18.2008
A new study designed to measure the degree of control Americans have over their own health care ranks Maryland 31st in the country.
U.S. Index of Health Ownership 2nd Edition Is Here
By: John R. Graham on 8.15.2008
Pacific Research Instite has published the 2nd edition of the U.S. Index of Health Ownership, the only ranking of health care in the states that uses criteria of individual choice.
National Think Tank Releases State Rankings on Health Ownership
8.14.2008
San Francisco-Americans lack the basic freedom to make their own health care decisions according to the second edition of the U.S. Index of Health Ownership, an annual report by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI). The Index measures the degree to which individuals, be they patients, health professionals, entrepreneurs, or taxpayers, "own" the health care in their states.
Massachusetts Businesses Joining Health Care Coalition to Deal With Costs of Connector
By: Don C. Brunell on 8.13.2008
The number of California homes in foreclosure surged 327 percent in the first quarter of this year, to an average of more than 500 foreclosures per day. The state unemployment rate is at a nearly five-year high of 6.9 percent. And the budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year is $15.2 billion.
The Case for Womanism
By: Sally C. Pipes on 8.8.2008
“If there were more women in positions of power,” Dee Dee writes, “not just in Congress, but across the United States and around the world, lots of things would be better. Not perfect. But better. We’d have more representative government; a stronger economy; and a healthier and more sustainable planet. We’d be better able to resolve conflicts and keep the peace. We’d have stronger families.”
Obama plan doesn't promise health care reform
By: Sally C. Pipes on 8.7.2008
Sen. Barack Obama has promised to "turn the page on the failed politics of yesterday's health care debates." He's right to call for a new approach to healthcare reform. What he's offered thus far, however, is a government-heavy solution that's all-too-similar to the tired proposals of yesteryear.
Biotech at risk for broadside hit
By: Sally C. Pipes on 8.6.2008
On the last day of July, the Massachusetts Legislature passed the Act to Promote Cost Containment, Transparency and Efficiency in the Delivery of Quality Health Care. It’s both a mouthful and a mess. If Gov. Deval Patrick doesn’t veto the bill by Aug. 13, the law will put a needless chill on clinical research and pharmaceutical innovation in the commonwealth.
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