Posts Tagged ‘president’
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 03:40 | Comments Off
White House Pushes for Passing of Health BillCategories: Wall Street Journal, health -
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 08:37 | Comments Off
Soft-Drink Score: Lower Sales in Schools; More Talk About TaxesCategories: Wall Street Journal
The sales volume of soda and other drinks shipped for sale at U.S. secondary schools has dropped 72% since late 2004, resulting in an 88% drop in beverage calories sold in schools, drink makers said today.
Local and state regulations aimed at curbing sweetened beverages in schools explain part of the decline, but a report by the American Beverage Association also says its efforts played a big role, according to the WSJ. Soft-drink consumption nationwide is also down, but the ..read more
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 03:40 | Comments Off
A Jumpstart for Food-Safety Bill?Categories: Wall Street Journal
A version of this post by WSJ’s Jean Spencer also appears on the Washington Wire blog.
A coalition of consumer, public-health and food-safety advocates is trying to jumpstart the food-safety legislation that is stalled in the Senate.
To make its point, the Make Our Food Safe coalition is trumpeting a report by Ohio State University economist and former FDA official Robert Scharff that concludes that health costs associated with foodborne illnesses totals $152 billion annually in the U.S.
The report was commissioned by ..read more
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 08:00 | Comments Off
PM Report: Key Week for Health ReformCategories: Wall Street Journal, health
WSJ’s Jerry Seib explains the likely path forward on health-care reform, including a preview of President Obama’s statement on Wednesday regarding potential modifications to the health bill. Plus, a look at today’s markets, including the impact of the earthquake in Chile.
Read the original: PM Report: Key Week for Health Reform/a>
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 10:02 | Comments Off
Tick Tock: Medicare Payment Cuts for Docs Due to Start MondayCategories: Wall Street Journal
The clock is running out before a 21% cut in Medicare payments to doctors kicks in. Plans to block the reductions have gotten hung up in Congress.
In response, the AMA is telling its members what they can do about the lower payments, including closing their doors to new Medicare patients, CNN reports. “To our physicians, we are providing information on their Medicare participation options, including how to remove themselves from the Medicare program,” AMA President James Rohack told the ..read more
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 08:00 | Comments Off
PM Report: Health Summit, Progress or Politics?Categories: Wall Street Journal, health
In an effort to rescue his health-care overhaul, President Obama calls lawmakers to a summit. WSJ’s Jerry Seib joins the News Hub to discuss whether any progress was made of it was just political theater. Plus, North Dakota is in the midst of an oil boom.
Read more from the original source: PM Report: Health Summit, Progress or Politics?/a>
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 02:00 | Comments Off
If Summit Doesn’t Go Over Big, Obama Has Plan to Go SmallCategories: Wall Street Journal, insurance
As expectations hover at low levels for the outcome of today’s bipartisan health summit, the Obama White House is preparing a modest overhaul proposal in case more-sweeping plans remain stalled in Congress.
The fallback plan would extend health insurance to around 15 million people by expanding current federal-state programs, the WSJ reports this morning. Insurers also would be required to allow family members to stay on their parents’ health-care plans up to age 26, it says.
No final decisions have been ..read more
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 08:44 | Comments Off
Mean Street: Markets and Health-Care ReformCategories: Wall Street Journal, health -
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 02:45 | Comments Off
What Tobacco Plants Have to Do With Swine-Flu VaccineCategories: Wall Street Journal
The method of making flu vaccines from chicken eggs is slow and expensive, but it has proved reliable for 60 years. So that’s what drug makers used last year in ramping up a new vaccine to offer protection from the sudden spread of the H1N1 virus.
But “the response to H1N1 was a disaster,” said Brett Giroir, vice chancellor for research at Texas A&M University System, says in a WSJ report this morning on an unusual plan to use tobacco plants ..read more
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 02:37 | Comments Off
The Obama Plan, Day 2: Pay for Delay, Biologics, CBO ScoreCategories: Wall Street Journal
As the dust settles on the White House announcement yesterday of its health-care overhaul, here are some further details worthy of note in the proposal:
Pay for delay would go away. The Federal Trade Commission would get power to block deals where a generic maker delays bringing a cheaper copycat drug to market in return for something of value from the branded maker. CEOs of branded pharma companies also would be required to certify to the accuracy of any of any ..read more



