Over at The Health Care Blog (it's "The", don'tyouknow), Maggie Mahar notes several of the flaws of the Massachusetts model of health care, particularly cautioning us not to take for granted the assertions that getting us to … [Read more...]
“Take a backbone pill”
In case you missed it, from Friday's Globe unsigned editorial:Last summer, Governor Patrick signed a health cost control bill that included strict new limits on financial ties between drug companies and doctors. Unfortunately, the … [Read more...]
Lack of disclosure still doesn’t add up.
Last Friday, the Globe got its mitts on the draft regulations for the pharmaceutical company gift ban. Monday morning I wrote a post decrying the lack of a disclosure requirement for pharma companies disclose how much and to whom … [Read more...]
PhRMA and Patrick administration say “Trust us.” No thanks.
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...]
Health insurers [heart] reform?
It's not too surprising that health insurers would be for mandated universal coverage, since under the current Massachusetts-led reform paradigm, it means guaranteed universal business for them. Why shouldn't they be for requiring … [Read more...]
PhRMA and barnacles
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...]
Docs and med students support gift ban
Well, how about this: Turns out doctors and med students happen to agree that gifts from pharma companies distort the practice of administering medicine. A press release from Health Care for All: PROMINENT PHYSICIANS, NATIONAL … [Read more...]
Glaxo bluffs; Our leaders quake?
Hoo lordy, this is just plain desperate: As part of the health care cost-control plan, Sen. President Murray has proposed to eliminate pharma companies' bribes gifties to doctors. And now WAAAAATCH OUT! Glaxo's gonna pull up … [Read more...]