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In Pursuit of Fewer Medicines and More Lawsuits
Submitted by Benjamin Zycher on 7.29.2005
That politics is the art of wealth redistribution is a truth both eternal and adverse, in that it provides a vehicle for the "public interest" political class to demonstrate its compassion by spending Other People's Money. In the latest manifestation of this process, those Other People are the shareholders of pharmaceutical firms: An initiative (Proposition 79) on the forthcoming ballot in California this November, ostensibly intended to help ordinary citizens of the Golden State with their prescription drug bills, would mandate discounts both steep and, perhaps ironically, unobtainable, for about half (or more) of the state's population.
Drug industry group offers advertising code of conduct
Submitted by Diedtra Henderson on 7.22.2005
WASHINGTON -- Lobbyists for the drug industry yesterday released the outline of a voluntary code of conduct detailing how drug companies should advertise prescription products to consumers, but the guidelines fall short of what some politicians sought.
Hotel California Health Care
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 7.21.2005
Single-payer health care is making news in California thanks to State Senator Sheila Kuehl, whose bill to have California’s government run the state’s entire health care system has passed the Senate and will surely pass the Assembly. Her supporters and Californians should look at what is happening north of the 49th parallel, where single-payer health care is also hitting the headlines. If Ms. Kuehl and company are successful, it provides a preview of what’s to come.
Some say ads for prescription drugs aren't what the doctor ordered
Submitted by Melissa Healy on 7.11.2005
Don Schilling, a Los Angeles public relations consultant, is a savvy consumer of marketing ploys and, at 57, a man growing more attuned to the allures of pills and potions that promise to boost his health. For drug makers pitching their prescription medications directly to American consumers, Schilling, a retired Army officer, refers to himself as a "high-value" target.
Why drug ads increased
Submitted by John R. Graham on 7.11.2005
The June 27 article "In the world of drug ads, there's a pill for every ill" notes that direct-to-consumer ad spending quadrupled between 1996 and 2003, an increase of about one-fifth annually. However, it was effectively illegal until August 1997 so it is not surprising that drug makers rapidly took advantage of their new freedom of speech.
The Perpetual Health Care Crisis
Submitted by Brian Doherty on 7.5.2005
There may be no public policy solution to health care.
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