Tag Archives: Health care
Making Sense of US Health Reform: Some Points for the Perplexed
The March 21 passage by Congress of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provides at long last a rough blueprint for driving future commercial opportunities in the second-biggest industry sector of the world’s largest economy. With over 2,400 pages of text and a phase-in timetable that extends to 2019, it is prudent to invoke [...]
Posted in Op-Ed Also tagged business, Economic, health insurance, Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare Part D, United States 3 Comments
Pharma Cheers Health Reform Legislation
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After months of increasingly rancorous debate, the House finally approved legislation March 21 that makes significant changes in the nation’s health care system. The Senate is slated to approve the House-passed changes to its original reform bill shortly.
Of most importance to pharmaceutical companies, the legislation promises to significantly expand the [...]
Posted in News Also tagged health insurance, Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Part D coverage gap, Prescription drug, United States 3 Comments
Tauzin’s Farewell to PhRMA
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In an emotional farewell address to PhRMA, President Billy Tauzin recapped his five years at the helm of the organization and his efforts to “recapture the value of the PhRMA brand” and to “re-earn the trust of people who had lost faith in us.” “We had to take the target off our backs—to [...]
Posted in People, Regulatory Also tagged Billy Tauzin, Health Care Reform, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, Politics, Trade association, United States 1 Comment
Saving Haiti: One Donation at a Time (UPDATED 1/21)
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It’s been less than three days since new broke of a massive earthquake in Haiti that all but leveled the struggling country. With thousands dead, a devastated infrastructure, and no emergency plan, countries and businesses around the world have joined in the effort to help the Haitian people with [...]
Posted in News Also tagged Abbott, American Red Cross, Amgen, Emergency management, Haiti, Humanitarian aid, Lilly, Red Cross 2 Comments

Patient Adherence Awards Winners Revealed