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In the States
COLORADO: Employer Health Insurance Mandate on Colorado Ballot More
MAINE: Medical Group Opts for Objective Prescription Plan - "Academic Detailing" More
MASSACHUSETTS: New Law Requires Drug Firm Gift Details, Uniform Billing Codes More
State Enacts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Marketing Law More
Lilly CEO To Boston: Pharma Will Be Scared Away More
MINNESOTA: Suspension Of Proposed Medicaid Rule That Would Reduce Funding For MinnesotaCare Sought More
PENNSYLVANIA: Negotiations To Expand State Health Coverage Progressing, Gov. Rendell Says More
UTAH: Preferred prescription drug list savings less than projected More
WISCONSIN: Humana Will Pay Wisconsin $750,000 To Settle Charges Over Sale of Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plans More
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Outrage of the Week
FDA Using Pharma DTC Pro More
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Prices and Access to Healthcare
Prescription Data Used To Assess Consumers More
Studies Show Strain of Medical Bills More
Premium, 'Out-Of-Pocket' Costs for U.S. Workers to Increase by 9% in 2009, According to Study More
Cost of Uncompensated Care for Undocumented Immigrants Difficult to Calculate, Experts Say More
U.S. Residents Cut Back On Health Care Spending As Economy Worsens More
Plaintiffs in Drug Overcharge Suit May Start
To Submit Claims Under Proposed Settlement More
AIDS Foundation Scolds Abbott More
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Pharma Watch
PhRMA Contributes $11.3M To SCHIP Advertising Campaign More
Outsourcing the Drug Industry More
Is Big Pharma Ready For Minibusters? More
AstraZeneca Eyes Generics, Emerging Markets More
Pharma Money Continues to Pour Into Obama's Coffers More
Schering-Plough Eliminating 1,000 Sales Reps More
Vermont Groups Want More Pharma & Doc Data More
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Advertising and Marketing
Data Mining Firms Fight Law to Restrict Marketing More
Senate Hearing Discusses Recommendations for Increased Regulations on DTC Ads More
Eli Lilly to Disclose Money Paid to Doctors More
Pro-Industry Supporters Gather in Attempt to Put Out "Five Alarm" Industry-Sponsored CME Fire More
New CMS Medicare Advantage Marketing Guidelines,
Mental Health Parity & other Health Legislation More
Study Analyzes Ads for Medicare Advantage, Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans More
Doctor Debate Continues On Gift Ban Law More
Do Privacy Concerns Stand in the Way of Measuring Pharma eMarketing ROI? More
Study Analyzes Ads For Medicare Advantage, Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans More
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Fraud and Abuse
Medicare Spending Billions on Suspicious Claims More
18 Arrested In Alleged $33-Million Medicare Fraud Schemes More
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Safety and Clinical Trials
Many Trial Reports on FDA-Approved Drugs Go Unpublished More
Journal Resection? Cancer Studies Go Unpublished More
Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Crucial Test for Justices More
Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Preemption Case That Could Give Pharmaceutical Companies Protection Against Liability More
Can Henry Waxman Preempt Preemption? More
FDA Issues Warning Letters, Alert to Ranbaxy For Manufacturing Deficiencies at Two Plants More
Top-selling Cholesterol Drug Does Little For Women, Study Suggests More
Study: Older Antipsychotic Drugs as Effective, Have Fewer Side Effects in Children Than Newer Drugs More
J&J's Procrit Linked To Deaths In Stroke Patients More
AP Examines Drug Disposal Practices of Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities More
Common Knee Surgery For Arthritis No More Effective Than
Prescription Drugs, Physical Therapy More
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Medicare
Medicare Part B Premiums in 2009 Will Not Increase for Most Beneficiaries More
CMS To Suspend Competitive Acquisition Program for Medications Covered Under Medicare Part B More
Lawmakers Warn Federal Officials To Fix Problems With Medicare Information Phone Line More
House Committee Weighs Options for Permanent Overhaul of Medicare Physician Payment More
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Medicaid
Bush Administration Asked To Reject Proposed Rule That Would Reduce Medicaid Funding More
House Democrats Consider Increasing State Medicaid Reimbursements In Stimulus Package More
Panel Discusses Proposals To Expand Medicaid To Cover More Low-Income Adults More
Mississippi Receives $92M in Medicaid Repayments, Barbour Withdraws Plan to Reduce Medicaid Services, Tax Hospitals More
Humana Expects to Lose Enrollees Dually Eligible for Medicare, Medicaid Due To Premium Hike More
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PBM Watch
Competition Between Two Pennsylvania Blue Cross Insurers Would Improve Market For Consumers, Report Finds More
Walgreen Offers $2.8B To Buy Longs Drug Stores More
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Conflicts of Interest
Drug Maker Pledges to Report Payments to Doctors More
Pressured, Schools Review Ties to Drug Firms More
Medical Schools, Journals Fight Industry Influence More
Medical Community Takes Steps To Prevent Pharmaceutical Industry Influence Amid Recent Criticism More
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Electronic Records
HHS Effort To Implement EHRs Lacks Adequate Privacy Protection, GAO Report Says More
Kaiser Permanente And Veterans Affairs Preview Electronic Health Record Interoperability To Enable Better Health Care More
Rep. Stark Introduces Electronic Health Records Bill with Incentives, Penalties For Providers More
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Patents and Generics
PBMs Promote Low-Cost Generics, Adherence More
Advisers To Candidates Discuss Reimportation, Generics, Biotechnology Medications More
Mail-Order Patients Go Generic More
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Reimportation
Glaxo May Have Abused EU Drug Trade Rules, Court Says More
Price Comparison of Popular Drugs in Canada and US More
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Fellowships
Fellowships Available at Families USA More
Kaiser Listing of Available Health Policy Fellowships More
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