In the StatesALABAMA: Glaxo and Novartis Fined $114M in Medicaid Fraud Case More
MASSACHUSETTS: Costs Pose Challenge to Health Insurance Law One Year After Deadline for To Obtain Coverage More
Medical Mistakes Will No Longer Be Billable More
MONTANA: Measure To Expand SCHIP, Medicaid Eligibility To Be Included on November Ballot More
NEW HAMPSHIRE: AG Pushing Prescription Database More
NEW JERSEY: Legislature Approves Bill To Expand FamilyCare Program More
NEW YORK: New York: Pending Marketing Legislation More
Counties Find Rx for Savings At Local Jails More
PENNSYLVANIA: Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell Says State Could Save $95M Annually By Purchasing Medicaid Drugs More
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Prices & Health Costs
More U.S. Residents Delay, Forgo Needed Health Care Due to Cost More
Follow-On Biologics Could Save Billions of Dollars, According to CBO More
Survey: Physicians Slow To Adopt Electronic Records Due to High Costs More
Former HHS Secretary Thompson Says Costs Hurting Businesses More
'Neglected' Infectious Diseases Go Untreated, Undiagnosed in U.S. More
Study: Insured Population Experiencing Health Care Access Problems More
Diabetes Drugs Face Tougher Rules More
EU Widens Probe: Did Drug Firms Try To Block Competition? More
Patients With Medicaid Co-Pay Cut Out Certain Drugs More
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Fraud & Abuse
McKesson May Settle $15 Billion Suit Over Drug Prices More
Three Groups to Form Consortium To Fight Health Insurance Fraud More
More Than 500 Backlogged Whistle-Blower Cases Allege Health Care, Drug Company Fraud More
GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Found Guilty of Overcharging Alabama Medicaid Program, Must Pay $114M More
Fen-Phen Attorney Is Acquitted; Jury Deliberations Continue on Others Accused of Fraud More
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Generics & Patent Policy
Estimated Savings from S. 1695 - Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 More
Blue Cross offers no-copay plans for generics More
AstraZeneca Bolstered by Seroquel Patent Victory More
FDA Approves First Generic Risperidone to Treat Psychiatric Conditions More
Indian Generic Drug Firms, HIV/AIDS Advocates File Opposition
to Patent More
Waxman: Bill to Create Generic Biologics Pathway
Will Pass Within 2 Years More
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Conflicts of Interest
Pfizer to End Financial Support For Commercial Doctor Classes More
Med Colleges Seeks End
Of Industry Gifts to Medical Center Faculty More
Survey: Majority of Americans Support Laws to Disclose Gifts to Doctors More
House Approves Legislation to Improve Federal Advisory Committees More
The Scalpel & The Cash: A Law Suit Over A Conflict More
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Pharma Watch
Report Finds 32% Increase in Drug Industry Lobbying Spending in 2007 More
Biotechs Spent $168M to Lobby Capitol Hill Last Year More
Sanofi Sees Global Vaccine Sales Doubling More
Pharma's Reputation Sinks Further More
J&J Spent More Than $1.4 Million Lobbying in 1Q More
Study Will Provide Cash To Encourage People To Take Medications More
Sanofi-Aventis Reps Fight 'Intimidating' Subpoenas More
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PBM Watch
McKesson May Settle $15 Billion Suit Over Drug Prices More
Court Certifies Class of Pharmacies
Suing Insurer, PBM for Underpayment More
SureScripts, RxHub Merge, Create Single E-Prescription Network More
Electronic-Prescription Plan Is Set More
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Advertising & Marketing
Consumer Groups Defend Vermont Prescription Data Privacy Law
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Pharma to Sit on DTC Ads More
Drug Industry's Spending On Lobbying Rose 32% in '07 More
Vytorin Ads In The Supermarket Aisle More
The Diabetes-Industrial Complex More
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Medicare
Settlement to Ease Drug Costs for Some on Medicare More
House Clears Medicare Package; Bill Preventing Cuts To Docs Aims to Avoid Veto More
CMS Agrees to Make Changes
Ensuring Dual Eligibles Get Drug Benefits More
NHeLP's Capital Communique More
GAO: 6% of Medicare Providers Have Not Paid Taxes But Continue To Collect Medicare Payments More
Medicare Advantage Plans in 2005 Made $1.14B More in Profits Than They Projected, GAO Report Finds More
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Medicaid
Medicaid Spending Expected To Grow Faster Than Rate of State Budgets More
Bush Signs War Supplemental Spending Bill Blocking Six Medicaid Rules More
Settlement in Class-Action Lawsuit To Reduce Delays for 'Dual Eligible' Beneficiaries Seeking Subsidized
Prescription Drug Coverage More
Study Finds Public Health Programs Require Less Per-Person Spending Than Private Plans More
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Medicaid News in California, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada More
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Safety & Clinical Trials
Bill To Overturn Supreme Court Decision on Medical Device Liability More
Drug Companies Say New FDA Approach Decreases Approvals of New Meds More
Grassley asks FDA for Paxil review More
Academic Funds & Conflicts: Eric Campbell Explains More
Preemption of State Law Tort Suits against Medical Device & Drug Manufacturers More
Public Citizen Sues FDA on Pain Meds;
Wants Darvon Withdrawn More
Postmarketing Commitments Increasing
In Number and Complexity More
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Curb FDA Preemption More
Overuse of Antipsychotics for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia More
Europe Backs Anemia-Drug Warnings More
Merck's Gardasil Delayed for Women Older Than 26 More
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Electronic Records
The Electronic-Prescription Plan Is Set with Merger of Pharmacy Benefit Managers' Networks More
CBO Director Orszag Says Health IT Holds Promise, But No Panacea for Health Care Costs More
Reps. Barton, Dingell To Introduce Legislation That Aims To Spur Nationwide Adoption of Electronic Health Records More
Markle Foundation Releases Guidelines To Protect Privacy of Online Personal Health Records More
Physicians Slow To Adopt Electronic Health Record Systems Because of High Costs, Survey Finds More
Wall Street Journal Examines Potential Effects of Medical Identity Theft on Health Care More
House Subcommittee Approves Bill To Encourage Nationwide Adoption of Electronic Health Records More
Drug Enforcement Administration To Propose Rule To Allow E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances More
Baltimore Sun Examines Google, Microsoft Personal Health Record Systems More
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FDA Watch
FDA Incentive Pay Jumps To $35 Million in 2007 More
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