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House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution Hearing on Genetic Privacy
House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution Hearing on Genetic Privacy
Re-importing Rx Drugs from Canada Could Open the Door to Dangerous Counterfeits
Will Rogers, the nation's favorite humorist during the Great Depression, once observed: "This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as it does when a baby gets hold of a hammer." Congress how has an opportunity to prove Rogers' observation wrong -- or confirm his judgment. The benchmark vote will occur on a cockamamie bit of legislation that would allow wholesalers … [Read more...] about Re-importing Rx Drugs from Canada Could Open the Door to Dangerous Counterfeits
Re-importing Rx Drugs from Canada Could Open the Door to Dangerous Counterfeits
Will Rogers, the nation's favorite humorist during the Great Depression, once observed: "This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as it does when a baby gets hold of a hammer." Congress how has an opportunity to prove Rogers' observation wrong -- or confirm his judgment. The benchmark vote will occur on a cockamamie bit of legislation that would allow … [Read more...] about Re-importing Rx Drugs from Canada Could Open the Door to Dangerous Counterfeits
More Debate, Or Not?
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said this week that he is "skeptical and very pessimistic" that the Senate will be able to pass legislation this year adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. He says differences are too great between Republicans, who want a privately managed benefit, and Democrats, who want more government control. But the door is not completely closed. Sen. … [Read more...] about More Debate, Or Not?
What Congress Should Do about Prescription Drugs for Seniors
The leading proposals in Congress for a Medicare drug benefit would displace insurance coverage that many seniors already have, impose tremendous new costs on taxpayers, and threaten to retard the development of new drugs. A better approach would target the help where it is most needed and lay the foundation for Medicare's future. After three years of rancorous debate, Congress remains … [Read more...] about What Congress Should Do about Prescription Drugs for Seniors