Obama\'s Budget Increases Funding For Medical Research That ...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Obama\'s Budget Increases Funding For Medical Research That Compares Treatment. ...
Graphic: HHS Discretionary Spending In President\'s Proposed 2011 ...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
... Related Story. Obama\'s Budget Increases Funding for Medical Research That Compares Treatment Options. ... Food and Drug Administration, 2,508, 2,362. ...
Escaping To England To Find Treatment She Can Afford - Kaiser ...
Monday, February 1, 2010
... of US health care, from insurance company to doctor\'s office to drug company, exists ... protocols to avoid them—no matter what the best option for treatment was ...
Survey Finds Americans Hesitant To Seek Mental Health For ...
Monday, February 1, 2010
... for mental health concerns.\" Among those surveyed, 76 percent felt their work status would be damaged if they sought treatment for drug addiction, compared to ...
New Mental Health Coverage Rules Could Ensure Equal Treatment ...
Saturday, January 30, 2010
... Reuters: Employer-provided group health plans must offer the same level of coverage for mental illness and drug abuse treatment as for other ailments ...
Ethicist Callahan: \'Set Limits\' On Health Care - Kaiser Health ...
Thursday, December 10, 2009
... As far as technology, with Avastin, for colorectal cancer treatment, the costs per ... Avastin, says a study submitted to the Food and Drug Administration showed ...
An Analysis of Health Insurance Premiums Under the Patient ...
Monday, November 30, 2009
... such as maternity care, prescription drugs, and mental health and substance abuse treatment. ... which would be allocated among firms on the basis of drug sales to ...
States Consider Scaling Back Funding for Medicare Drug Benefit Amid Economic Crisis
Thursday, May 28, 2009
At least six states have considered eliminating or reducing financial assistance for those enrolled in the Medicare prescription drug benefit program who are affected by the \"doughnut hole,\" or gap in coverage, the AP/Boston Herald reports. According to the AP/Herald , the governors of Rhode Island..
FDA Issues Advertising Guidelines on Product Risk Information
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
FDA on Tuesday posted on its Web site advertising guidelines for drugmakers and medical device manufacturers, offering suggestions on how to present risk information to health care professionals and consumers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Agency officials said the industry had asked for guidanc..
New Jersey Senate Passes Bill Requiring Pharmacists To Tell Consumers if Generic Drugs Can Replace Brand-Name Prescriptions
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
The New Jersey Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation (A 2030) that would require pharmacists to inform consumers when they have substituted generic drugs for brand-name prescriptions, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. The General Assembly approved the legislation in February and it now mo..
FDA Officials Discuss Overhauling Agency in NEJM Perspective
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
\" The FDA as a Public Health Agency ,\" New England Journal of Medicine : In the perspective, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg and Joshua Sharfstein, principal deputy commissioner of the agency, provide \"a broad overview\" of how they plan to \"embrace\" the agency\'s mission to protect the public\'s he..
Senate Approves Supplemental Spending Bill With Funds for Flu Pandemic
Friday, May 22, 2009
The Senate on Thursday voted 86-3 to approve a $91.3 billion fiscal year 2009 supplemental war appropriations bill ( HR 2346 ) that includes $1.5 billion for influenza pandemic preparedness, the AP/Detroit Free Press reports (Taylor, AP/Detroit Free Press , 5/21). The House already has approved a $..
President Obama Reverses Bush Policy Preventing Consumers From Suing Product Makers in State Courts
Friday, May 22, 2009
President Obama on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to rescind regulations enacted by former President George W. Bush\'s administration that protect manufacturers of such products as medical devices from product-liability lawsuits in state court, the Wall Street Journal reports. The decision could..
Vermont Legislature Passes Law Regulating All Drug/Device Company Marketing, Requiring Disclosure of Gifts to Doctors
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The Vermont Legislature has passed legislation ( S 48 ) that bans nearly all gifts from pharmaceutical and medical device companies to health care providers, administrators and facilities in the state, the New York Times reports. The legislation specifically would prohibit drug and device makers fr..
Comparative Effectiveness Necessary To Weigh New Drugs Against Old Ones, Opinion Piece Says
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Patients and physicians \"need to know not just whether a new drug outperforms a placebo, but whether it\'s a real advance on what\'s already on the market,\" Richard Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College , writes in a New York Times opinion piece. According to Friedman, ..