Letters From Grassley: Pfizer turn over Harvard Records
The New York Times (The Times) yesterday published two articles on Harvard and their changes to conflict of interest…
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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: AAFP Provides Clarification
Recently we wrote about statements made by AAFP’s President Ted Epperly, MD concerning the Physician Payment Sunshine Act of…
Health Care Reform: White House Announces Team of Seblius and DeParle
President Barack Obama has officially announced the nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as Health and Human Services…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: MedPAC Sends Formal Recommendations to…
“Comprehensive information about physicians’ financial relationships with drug and device manufacturers would help…
Congress: Congressional Physician House Calls
Believe it or not, the current Congress has 16 physicians serving as Representatives or Senators. They include household…
Health Care Reform: Sebelius to Head HHS
According to Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal , Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has accepted the President Obama’s offer…
Kids Policy: Moms Need Back Rubs
On Friday, I went down to our state capitol with several of my children for a field trip on how the…
Health Care Reform: Obama Budget Down Payment on Healthcare Reform
The Health and Human Services Portion (HHS) of the Obama budget established a reserve fund of $630 billion over ten years to…
Letters from Grassley: HHS OIG – Investigate Emory
Emory University’s (Emory) Charles Nemeroff, M.D., who in December stepped down as Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and…
Health Care Reform: Obama State of Health Care – Incremental Change
“We can’t afford to put it (healthcare) on hold.” “It’s time.” President Obama, Speech to Congress, February 24,…