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February 2005
Campaign for Drug Importation Falters
Importing safe and cheap prescription drugs would require a billion-dollar safety net that ultimately would consume most of the potential savings from importing ... (read more)
Importing safe and cheap prescription drugs would require a billion-dollar safety net that ultimately would consume most of the potential savings from importing ... (read more)
Canada Plans to Stop U.S. Drug Importation
Citing ethical, safety, and supply concerns, Canadian health officials have begun to draft a proposal that would ban the export of prescription drugs into ... (read more)
Citing ethical, safety, and supply concerns, Canadian health officials have begun to draft a proposal that would ban the export of prescription drugs into ... (read more)
Consumers Confident in Prescription Drugs, AP Study Says
An end-of-year Associated Press poll showed that, despite recent product withdrawals and reported health risks of popular medicines, U.S. consumer confidence ... (read more)
An end-of-year Associated Press poll showed that, despite recent product withdrawals and reported health risks of popular medicines, U.S. consumer confidence ... (read more)
February 2005 Health Care News (PDF)
The February 2005 issue of Health Care News offers several articles addressing the ongoing debate over prescription drug importation. Canadian officials ... (read more)
The February 2005 issue of Health Care News offers several articles addressing the ongoing debate over prescription drug importation. Canadian officials ... (read more)
Governor Cuts 320,000 from Ailing Tennessee Health Care Program
Governor Phil Bredesen (D) announced in January he would cut insurance coverage to 320,000 Tennesseans in an effort to reform TennCare, the state's troubled, ... (read more)
Governor Phil Bredesen (D) announced in January he would cut insurance coverage to 320,000 Tennesseans in an effort to reform TennCare, the state's troubled, ... (read more)
Health Care Info Tech Trade Show Highlights Innovation
When Toward an Electronic Patient Record (TEPR), a leading health care technology trade show, takes place in Salt Lake City this May, the event will be ... (read more)
When Toward an Electronic Patient Record (TEPR), a leading health care technology trade show, takes place in Salt Lake City this May, the event will be ... (read more)
HHS and Commerce Dept. Reports Oppose Drug Importation
In late December, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a long-awaited report on the importation of prescription drugs to the United ... (read more)
In late December, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a long-awaited report on the importation of prescription drugs to the United ... (read more)
HSAs Bursting Out in New York
The New York Daily News reports "a burst of interest [in health savings accounts (HSAs)] now in New York." It says, "for 2004, the new HSAs were slow to ... (read more)
The New York Daily News reports "a burst of interest [in health savings accounts (HSAs)] now in New York." It says, "for 2004, the new HSAs were slow to ... (read more)
Insurance-Free Pharmacies Lower Consumers' Drug Costs
Health care reform is, of course, one of the most significant public policy issues facing the United States. The debate, however, tends to focus on government ... (read more)
Health care reform is, of course, one of the most significant public policy issues facing the United States. The debate, however, tends to focus on government ... (read more)
Lawsuit Abuse Defeats Real-Life Heroes
Last month, my wife and I took two of our three sons to see the film The Incredibles. If you have no young children begging you to see it and you think ... (read more)
Last month, my wife and I took two of our three sons to see the film The Incredibles. If you have no young children begging you to see it and you think ... (read more)
New Prescription Drug Web Site Could Mislead Consumers
A new Web site purporting to "help consumers and their doctors identify the most effective and affordable medicines" is marred by a pro-generics agenda ... (read more)
A new Web site purporting to "help consumers and their doctors identify the most effective and affordable medicines" is marred by a pro-generics agenda ... (read more)
Patients and Physicians Can Cut Drug Costs
Consumers have never had more opportunities to obtain information on drugs than they do today. Yet chronically ill patients without drug insurance coverage ... (read more)
Consumers have never had more opportunities to obtain information on drugs than they do today. Yet chronically ill patients without drug insurance coverage ... (read more)
States' Drug Import Program Draws Little Interest from Public
After three months of operation, only about 1,900 persons have signed up for the I-SaveRx drug import program, which offers low-cost imported drugs to residents ... (read more)
After three months of operation, only about 1,900 persons have signed up for the I-SaveRx drug import program, which offers low-cost imported drugs to residents ... (read more)
Technocrats' Takeover Threatens Patient-Oriented Medicine
A new report, "How Technocrats Are Taking Over the Practice of Medicine: A Wake-up Call to the American People," written by Twila Brase, president of the ... (read more)
A new report, "How Technocrats Are Taking Over the Practice of Medicine: A Wake-up Call to the American People," written by Twila Brase, president of the ... (read more)
Weight Restrictions Not Pound Foolish
According to a panicky report in the press, our society is in the grips of another terrible crisis: weight restrictions for players on youth football teams. As ... (read more)
According to a panicky report in the press, our society is in the grips of another terrible crisis: weight restrictions for players on youth football teams. As ... (read more)
White House Summit Lauds Consumer-Driven Health Care Approach
President George W. Bush hosted a December White House Conference on the Economy in Washington, DC to discuss key economic issues, including the high cost ... (read more)
President George W. Bush hosted a December White House Conference on the Economy in Washington, DC to discuss key economic issues, including the high cost ... (read more)
