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September 2003
09/2003 Consumer Choice Matters: The Physician as Small Business Owner
I testified before the House Small Business Committee, chaired by Congressman Donald Manzullo (R-Illinois), at a hearing on physicians as small business ... (read more)
I testified before the House Small Business Committee, chaired by Congressman Donald Manzullo (R-Illinois), at a hearing on physicians as small business ... (read more)
09/2003 Galen Report
President George W. Bush has weighed in on reimportation of drugs, calling the initiative “dangerous” because it “would create serious drug safety problems ... (read more)
President George W. Bush has weighed in on reimportation of drugs, calling the initiative “dangerous” because it “would create serious drug safety problems ... (read more)
CDHCC Announces Fall Program for Nashville
On November 10-12, 2003, The Emergent Group will convene health care executives and senior decision makers from the employer community to discuss the ... (read more)
On November 10-12, 2003, The Emergent Group will convene health care executives and senior decision makers from the employer community to discuss the ... (read more)
Congress To Be Exempt from Medicare Reform
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 7 passed legislation guaranteeing federal employees and members of Congress will have prescription drug benefits ... (read more)
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 7 passed legislation guaranteeing federal employees and members of Congress will have prescription drug benefits ... (read more)
Demonizing Trans Fats
When the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced its ruling requiring food labels to specify the amount of trans fatty acids (TFAs) present in products, ... (read more)
When the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced its ruling requiring food labels to specify the amount of trans fatty acids (TFAs) present in products, ... (read more)
Drug Reimportation Bill Called 'Risky'
The idea of letting Americans buy prescription drugs from 26 foreign countries at reduced prices faces a formidable hurdle in the Senate. Even with House ... (read more)
The idea of letting Americans buy prescription drugs from 26 foreign countries at reduced prices faces a formidable hurdle in the Senate. Even with House ... (read more)
Drug Reimportation Measure Passes House
On July 25, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2427, the Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003, by a vote of 243 to 186. Eighty-seven Republicans ... (read more)
On July 25, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2427, the Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003, by a vote of 243 to 186. Eighty-seven Republicans ... (read more)
Edwards Seeks Mandatory Coverage
Presidential candidate Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) unveiled on July 28 a $53 billion health care reform plan he says will provide health coverage ... (read more)
Presidential candidate Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) unveiled on July 28 a $53 billion health care reform plan he says will provide health coverage ... (read more)
Hard Lesson about Socialized Medicine
Managing Editor’s note: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” said George Santayana. Given this article was first published ... (read more)
Managing Editor’s note: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” said George Santayana. Given this article was first published ... (read more)
HIV Aid to Africa Will Encounter Obstacles
HIV/AIDS is mostly a tragedy of the developing world. Forty-two million people are infected with HIV, of which only 1.6 million are in North America, ... (read more)
HIV/AIDS is mostly a tragedy of the developing world. Forty-two million people are infected with HIV, of which only 1.6 million are in North America, ... (read more)
Investigative Report: Overcharging the Uninsured--Part 1
There once was a time, not that long ago, when the U.S. health care system was geared to help the poor and uninsured. Today, it is geared to dramatically ... (read more)
There once was a time, not that long ago, when the U.S. health care system was geared to help the poor and uninsured. Today, it is geared to dramatically ... (read more)
Managed Care Planned for Georgia Medicaid
Georgia state lawmakers have begun reviewing proposals for a major overhaul of the state Medicaid program, seeking to control costs while continuing to ... (read more)
Georgia state lawmakers have begun reviewing proposals for a major overhaul of the state Medicaid program, seeking to control costs while continuing to ... (read more)
Medicare Conferees Agree on Some Basics
Members of the conference committee charged with reconciling the House and Senate versions of Medicare reform legislation have reached agreement on some ... (read more)
Members of the conference committee charged with reconciling the House and Senate versions of Medicare reform legislation have reached agreement on some ... (read more)
Riding the Rx Highway
Almost everyone has heard about Americans, many lacking prescription drug insurance coverage, boarding buses to Windsor, Niagara Falls, Quebec City, New ... (read more)
Almost everyone has heard about Americans, many lacking prescription drug insurance coverage, boarding buses to Windsor, Niagara Falls, Quebec City, New ... (read more)
September 2003 Health Care News
The September 2003 issue of Health Care News provides extensive coverage of the ongoing legislative debate over drug reimportation and also reports on: ... (read more)
The September 2003 issue of Health Care News provides extensive coverage of the ongoing legislative debate over drug reimportation and also reports on: ... (read more)
What Is Drug 'Reimportation'?
Drug reimportation refers to allowing prescription drugs produced for use in another country to be imported into the U.S. for sale here instead. Because ... (read more)
Drug reimportation refers to allowing prescription drugs produced for use in another country to be imported into the U.S. for sale here instead. Because ... (read more)