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August 23, 2010
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Legislators from New England, West Virginia, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Iowa met August 18 to learn about Medicaid drug rebates, state "Sunshine laws" and samples policies under the Affordable Care Act more

Robin Lunge, Esq., Vermont Legislative Council, "Federal Health Care Reform: One State's Perspective on Prescription Drug Initiatives"

Jude Neveux, Director, Business Development, Goold Health Systems "State Medicaid Rebates after National Health Reform"

News from the States
Colorado: Prescription Drug Help for Colorado Seniors more
Maine:
Prescription Data Opt-Out Law Upheld in Maine more
Massachusetts: State OK's Tool to Detect Prescription Drug Abuse more
Mass. May Soon Allow Prescription Drug Discounts more
West Virginia: The Nation's Most Heavily Medicated State? West Virginia more
Outrage of the Week
Breast Cancer: How Politics is Driving up Costs more
Advertising and Marketing
Novo Nordisk Sales Rep Loses Retaliation Lawsuit more
Three Strikes and They're Out? more
Zyprexa Document Leaker Loses His Appeal more
The FDA Probes Glaxo Over Avandia Disclosures more
Pharma Watch
Now The States Are Going After Johnson & Johnson more
AstraZeneca had Internal Debate on Drug Data more
Former Sirtris Execs' Nonprofit Starts Selling Resveratrol with Potential Anti-Aging Effects Online more
Another Twist in the Chronicles of Avandia! more
An Embarassed Glaxo Spanks Two Key Executives more
U.S. Broadens Bribery Inquiry Into Drug Makers more
Agencies Probe Merck For Foreign Anti-Bribery Law Violations more
WHO Identifies Conflicted Pandemic Panel Members more
PBM Watch
CVS Caremark: Testing Nudges to Improve Medication Compliance more
Drug Managers Medco, CVS Giving Gene Tests to Millions in U.S. more
Prices Drop For PBMs; Pharmacy Lobby Opposes Survey Regarding Medicaid Prices more
PBM Medco Invests In Comparative-Effectiveness, Safety Research Firm more
Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement 
Bristol-Myers & ADAPs Near Deal On AIDS Meds more
Pharmaceutical Policies: Effects of Restrictions on Reimbursement more
Patents and Generics
Big-Time Savings on Rx Drugs: Is the End of Pay-for-Delay in Sight? more
Can Eli Lilly Win Any Important Patent Lawsuit? more
Roche Hit With New Breed of Patent Suit more
Medicare and Medicaid
Antibiotic Use Up After Part D more
House Approves State Aid Package, Including $16 Billion In Federal Medicaid Assistance more
More Medicare Part D Checks In The Mail more
States Consider How Best To Spend Extra Medicaid Funds more
Obama Signs Bill Giving States $16 Billion In Enhanced Medicaid Payments more
CMS: Seniors Will See Modest Increase In Medicare Drug Premiums But Improved Benefits more
Sebelius To Governors: Extra Medicaid Money Comes With A String Attached more
Lawmakers Want Medicare Ad Pulled more
Safety and Clinical Trials
FDA Panel Rejects Jazz Drug as Pain-Disorder Treatment more
Lilly Drops 'Major Hope' Alzheimer's Drug | >>more
Avastin shouldn't make the FDA give up on 'accelerated approval' of drugs more
FDA Considers Dropping Avastin Approval, Approves Five-Day Emergency Contraception Pill more
Genentech, Biogen And A 'Flaccid' Quadriplegic more
U.S. FDA panel backs Glaxo, Valeant epilepsy drug more
European Agency Agrees To Release Side Effect Data more
Gilead Facility May Get FDA Warning Letter more
Conflict of Interest, CME, and Academic Detailing
Separate Doctors From Industry more
University of Minnesota Defends Conflicts Policy more
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