Healthcare Reform

Despite HPV vax ad bonanza, low awareness and slacker docs dog uptake

Matthew Arnold October 21, 2011

A little over half of US girls ages 13 to 17 have not gotten even one dose of the HPV vaccine, and among the main reasons are poor awareness and the failure of doctors to recommend vaccination, a study shows.

Watson: FTC abused power in trying to 'engineer' entry of generic Provigil

Marc Iskowitz May 27, 2010

The FTC, which opposes reverse-payment patent settlements but has failed to muffle them via the courts or healthcare reform legislation, is now trying some new tactics: harassment, use of privileged information and attempting to force a pharma company to partner with another firm against its will.

President's plan closes doughnut hole, bans "pay for delay"

Matthew Arnold February 22, 2010

President Obama's proposed healthcare reform fix would close the Medicare Part D "doughnut hole," crack down on "pay-for-delay" deals on generics and hike fees on branded drugs.

AMA hops on the social media bandwagon

Ben Comer September 10, 2009

In just over a month, the American Medical Association has launched a YouTube channel, a blog and a Facebook page.

Healthcare reform bill clears House

Matthew Arnold July 15, 2009

The House of Representatives' version of the healthcare reform bill, dubbed the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, includes the provisions of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, which would mandate sweeping transparency measures for pharmas.