Massachusetts Code of Conduct: Massachusetts and Vermont’s Gift Ban and…
On July 1st the Massachusetts and Vermont’s gift bans and registry of payments to physicians came into effect.
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IOM: Comparative Effectivenes Recommendations – Top Down Bureaucracy at Its…
In the midst of all the chaos surrounding the economic downfall, Americans overlooked a key component of the American…
JAMA: ACC President Rebuts — JAMA Call for Banning Industry…
Total separation between the profession of medicine and the drug and device industry would cause irreparable harm to our patients…
Health Care Reform: Status Update – Watching the Time
Although most measurements of success for a US President have rested solely on economic factors, the legacy of President Obama…
Health Care Reform: Obama, AARP and PhRMA Offer Help to Seniors
With comprehensive health care legislation only being “discussed” on the House side, and with the Senate Finance Committee yet to…
FDA: Transparency Taskforce — Industry + Anti Industry (No middle…
This past week the FDA held their first Transparency Taskforce meeting headed up by Deputy FDA Commissioner Joshua…
Letters from Grassley: 23 Universities Get Letters
In a serious over reaction, the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Charles Grassley (R-I) sent out letters…
Health Care Reform: House Discussion Draft Highlights
Democrats in the house this week released a “Discussion Draft” of the health care reform overhaul they hope to pass, but recent…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Democrat House Draft for Healthcare Reform…
On Friday the House released its discussion draft of the health care reform bill and included in the draft is a Physician…
ACCME: AMA House of Delegates Pass Two Resolutions Opposing Fee Increase…
This past week at the AMA meeting two proposals were adopted asking the ACCME to re-consider their fee increases to state medical…