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Insurance Gap
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 12.29.2005
I thoroughly enjoyed the editorial commentary on how to cure America's health-care system ("Shooting the Moon," Dec. 12). But I would like to add a bit of clarification. There are 45 million uninsured in America, but the vast majority of these people are uninsured for only a short period. If we look at people who go without insurance for two years, the number drops to 8 million.
Price Controls Can Be A Killer
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 12.23.2005
Every newspaper is abuzz with stories of bewilderment as 40 million elderly Americans begin signing up for one of the largest government entitlement programs in history. There has been plenty to complain about regarding the new Medicare prescription drug benefit: It’s expensive, it’s confusing, and nobody knows what results it will bring.
Health care: Verdict still out on new plans
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 12.19.2005
Your report, "Consumer-driven health plans get mixed reviews" (Dec. 9), rightly noted that consumer-driven health plans [which offer workers a fixed amount of money each year for health care] encourage smart shopping, as opposed to the all-you-can-use mentality of traditional health insurance
Promises made, but no results; Stem cell initiative delivers no results
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 12.16.2005
A year after the passage of Proposition 71, the $3 billion Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative, there is no sign of any research, let alone cures, and the measure is literally on trial in Alameda County Superior Court.
Peter J. Pitt's speech at the annual ALEC meeting: Washington, D.C.
Submitted on 12.8.2005
FDA, the Internet, and Medical Devices
Submitted on 12.1.2005
In all of the excitement about the online consumer marketplace for medical device companies, FDA compliance is a question that continually arises. Understanding of exactly which regulations apply specifically to online consumer advertising by device companies has been somewhat elusive. This is justifiable, for it is an intriguing, if not murky, subject, and, on the part of FDA, very definitely a work in progress.
Show Me The Metrics!
Submitted by Peter Pitts on 12.1.2005
Winston Churchill said that Americans always strive do the right thing – after they have tried everything else. Today we have the opportunity to devise a system wherein DTC advertising is designed in equal parts as a savvy marketing strategy and powerful public health tool – which are not, incidentally, mutually exclusive concepts. But in doing so, we must learn from our mistakes.
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