Articles of Interest

New Report Debunks Drug Industry Claims About the Cost of New Drug Research and Development

Posted July 23, 2001

Second Report Documents Industry's Intense Lobby and Political Contribution Campaign to Keep Prices and Profits High

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The pharmaceutical industry spends about one-fifth of

Posted July 5, 2001

RESTON, VIRGINIA

July 5 - In Maine, due to quickly rising premiums, both individuals and small employers are being crunched out of the health insurance market;

Posted June 5, 2001

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Posted May 18, 2001

As reported May 17 in the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston on Wednesday struck down a

Posted May 7, 2001

SHERYL GAY STOLBERGÊ

WASHINGTON, May 6 Ñ On the day that federal officials decided to put this city's first and only public hospital out of business,

Posted May 6, 2001

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec01/patients_7-2.html

Posted May 1, 2001

Secretary Robert Reich: "This is a terribly important hearing."

Dr. Quentin Young: "I'm confidant that when we get universal national health insurance, which will come a

Posted April 3, 2001

NYTimes

When patients go to Dr. Stephen Brenner, an internal medicine specialist, for a routine exam, their bills can vary by 45 percent. The uninsured pay

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