Google and ‘Rogue Pharmacy’ Ads Complaint
Looks like Google is preparing to pay up to $500 million to settle charges it accepted ads from “rogue” online pharmacies. From what I know of Google, they try very…
Reducing Fraud, Waste and Abuse by Prosecuting Health Care Executives
Many politicians claim that there is much fraud waste and abuse in the Medicare system. Would prosecuting executives accused of wrong-doing decrease the amount of fraud in the system? Some…
Doctors Say No to Accountable Care Organizations
Just over a month ago, top officials released long-awaited draft regulations for “accountable care organizations,” networks of doctors and hospitals that would collaborate to keep Medicare patients healthier and share…
Does Mitt Romney Deserve the Abuse He’s Getting on Health Care? Yes He Does
Mitt Romney took a big beating on the Wall Street Journal‘s editorial page today, the same day he laid out his health care plan in the USA Today and defended…
Buying Access
From the time they arrived to the moment they laid their heads on hotel pillows, the thousands of cardiologists attending this week’s Heart Rhythm Society conference have been bombarded with…
How States Waste Medicaid Dollars
Today about 78 percent of the prescriptions Americans fill are generic drugs. The average cost of a generic drug prescription in the Medicaid program is $20.61, compared to the $195.54…
Snap a Photo of Your Dinner to See Its Calorie Count, and Other Links
New iPhone app lets you photograph your meal to receive a calorie count. Nearly 1-in-4 adults who seek treatment for ADHD don’t have ADHD. New iPhone app lets you photograph…
New Alzheimer’s Care Site Promotes Community
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) unveiled an interactive "community o The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) unveiled an interactive "community of care"Web site that will help family caregivers meet…
Medical Societies and Industry Sponsorships
Maybe money can’t buy you love…but can it buy you influence over physician treatment choices? That’s what many pharmaceutical and medical device firms are betting on. Maybe money can’t buy…
Competition in Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy
Competition in the field of tissue engineering and cell therapy is intense, whether it be attracting top scientists, obtaining licenses to university-owned patents, being the first to reach market with…
