Today the Boston Globe reported that House OKs healthcare bill without ban on gifts
The Massachusetts State House passed the comprehensive medical reform bill without the ban on “gifts” to physicians. They also delayed until 2009 the provision against the use of prescription data. The state house also voted down an amendment that would have restored the original language of the State Senate bill.
The proponents of the “gift ban” are still trying to get the state senate to override the house and keep the “gift” ban. One group Health Care for All, stated “We’re hopeful we’ll prevail and we’ll get a gift ban that may not look exactly what the Senate proposed, but is much stronger than what came out of the House today,”
Today if you live in the commonwealth of Massachusetts now is the time to let your State Senator know that you support the language of the State House for the Medical Reform Bill and the changes that they made for the gift ban.
These changes represent responsible legislation and will continue to foster communincation to bring state of the art medicine to the citzens of Massachusetts.
Attached is a link to State Senate’s contact information:
Link to: Massachusetts State Senate
Massachusetts Current Version of Bill: Massachusetts house bill 4974
Boston Globe Article: House OKs healthcare bill without ban on gifts