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State Policy
Massachusetts Meal Ban: Hurts Restaurants, Physicians and Patients
In response to the Massachusetts Code of Conduct which bans restaurant meals at FDA regulated events, Dr. Carlat recently debated…
State Policy: Some State Bills to Watch in 2010
While health care reform has taken a national stage over the past year, states have also begun introducing legislation to address…
Vermont Physician Payment Disclosure Report for 2009
A recent article in BusinessWeek discussed how “drug companies spent almost $2.6 million on marketing their products to Vermont…
Doctors are Well Able to Tell Science From Hype – A Minnesota…
Stephen F. Hodgson, MD a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist in an editorial published in the Rochester Post-Bulletin argued that…
Connecticut Debates Bill to Limit Physician Industry Interaction
During testimony last week at a Public Health Committee hearing for the Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Attorney General…
Massachusetts Gift Ban Costing State Medical Jobs
As many expected, the new Massachusetts law designed to prevent pharmaceutical and medical device firms from having undue…
State Policy: New Jersey Senate Committee Passes Conflict of Interest…
Last week, the New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee approved a bill—S-369—that will…
State Policy: Minnesota Clarifies Restrictions on Payments to Physicians
In response to recent joint hearings held by the Minnesota Commerce and Labor, and the Business, Industry and Jobs…
New York Governor Paterson’s Proposed Restrictions on Pharmaceutical…
Earlier this week, New York Governor David Paterson announced that his administration would propose new, tougher…
New York Governor Proposes Limits on Access to Pharmaceutical Information
This weekend unpopular New York Governor David Paterson, verbally announced that he is proposing new, tougher prohibitions on…