Health Care Reform: Orszag – Baucus Financing on the Backs of the Insured
This week Peter R. Orszag, director of the Whitehouse Office of Budget and Management (OMB) has been making statements on…
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HHS and NIH Propose Changes to Conflict of Interest Policy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently released a proposal for…
Health Care Reform: Eli Lilly CEO on Path to Innovation
Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter, in an editorial to the Wall Street Journal and a speech to the US Chamber of Commerce has makes a…
Health Care Reform: Industry and Labor Propose Billions in Cost Reduction…
With the continuing push to get health care reform legislation drafted and marked up before the summer recess, Congress and the…
AMA CEJA 2009: Financial Relationships with Industry in Continuing Medical…
The American Medical Association released their 2009 Council on Judicial Affairs (CEJA) proposed recommendations to the…
State Policy: Vermont Passes Gift Ban and Stricter Reporting Requirements
On Saturday, The Vermont Legislature passed a law (S. 48) a gift ban and disclosure law which includes all…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: HHS Secretary Sebelius Weighs In
As part of the confirmation process to become Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius was…
Health Care Reform: PhRMA Presents at Senate Finance Committee
David Brennan, Chairman of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and CEO of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Johnson & Johnson Announces Support
In letters to Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Charles…
Physician Attitudes of CME: The More the Better
A University of Florida and the PeerView Institute for Medical Education (PVI) survey of 592 US physicians across a variety of…