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Public Health Council votes on gift ban and disclosure regulations tomorrow morning

March 10, 2009 By gmaheras

The Public Health Council will vote on the Department of Public Health's gifts ban and disclosure regulations Wednesday, March 11th.  Consumer advocates are calling on the council to do the right thing and vote to strengthen the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: conflict-of-interest, cost-control, disclosure, gift-ban, medical-device, patient-safety, pharmaceutical

PhRMA and Patrick administration say “Trust us.” No thanks.

December 8, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

This came out in Saturday's Globe: The Patrick administration looks ready to bow to PhRMA, by not requiring companies to disclose how and whom they're paying for clinical trials. Go figure -- someone pays you money, you're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: drugs, gift-ban, health-care, health-care-costs, phrma

PhRMA and barnacles

July 16, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

As Farnkoff notes below, today we're faced with the disappointing news that the House has shamefully caved to the PhRMA industry, stripping the ban on gifts that was in the Senate version, and allowing the industry to "police itself" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: costs, gift-ban, health-care, health-care-costs, phrma

Accept It As A Token Of Respect…

July 7, 2008 By joeltpatterson

House legislators have received gifts to persuade them to oppose the gift ban.  Really.  They got lots of mugs, with notes inside them subtly asking..."Is it possible a mug, a pen, or a sticky-note pad could influence your vote? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, gift-ban, health, health-care

PhRMA gift ban: Save The Sandwiches!

June 2, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

And how will the Massachusetts economy react to the loss of over $40,000,000 of food sales from local restaurants and delicatessens that are currently the makers of these simple sandwiches and salads for the doctor's "Lunch and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gift-ban, health-care, massachusetts, phrma, prescription-drugs

DeLeo wobbly on pharma gift ban

May 29, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

On banning gifts from pharma companies to doctors, Ways and Means Chair Bob DeLeo may hurt himself with all that head scratching and hand-wringing:“I’ve heard from a lot of folks on that,” he said. “That would be by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deleo, gift-ban, health-care, massachusetts, phrma

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