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9/20/2007
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By overwhelming margins, the House and Senate passed this week significant reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s drug safety review system. The centerpiece of the bill includes strong consumer protections. President Bush has sent mixed signals on whether or not he will sign the bill, which passed the House 405 to 7 and passed the Senate unanimously. | |
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9/19/2007
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The House today passed significant reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s drug safety review system. Part of a comprehensive FDA bill, the bill was a compromise between Senate and House legislation that passed overwhelmingly earlier this year. The bill, which includes strong consumer protections, will be voted on in the Senate tomorrow. | |
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7/3/2007
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The California Assembly Health Committee passed the Pharmaceutical Drug Information and Safety Act, SB 606 (Scott), today with all members present voting in favor of the bill. The measure will require pharmaceutical companies to disclose the results of clinical studies, meaning that doctors, patients, researchers and even industry competitors will gain access to information on the side effects and effectiveness of medicine currently on the market. | |
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7/11/2007
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Consumers scored a victory today over the powerful pharmaceutical industry when the House voted 403 to 16 to pass drug safety legislation as part of a comprehensive Food and Drug Administration reform bill. | |
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7/10/2007
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A comprehensive FDA bill that includes prescription drug safety reforms is scheduled to go to the House floor “under suspension” this Wednesday. U.S. PIRG urges lawmakers to pass the bill. | |
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6/26/2007
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The Oregon Legislature passed a bill Monday, June 25, to provide consumers with critical information regarding infection rates at hospitals and other healthcare facilities in Oregon. House Bill 2524, sponsored by Rep. Greenlick and Rep. Tomei and others, heads to the Governor's desk where it is expected to be signed. | |
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6/21/2007
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U.S. PIRG urges Congress to allocate more money for drug safety. | |
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5/9/2007
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In a victory for consumers, the Senate today passed the “Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act” sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) by a vote of 93 to 1. | |
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5/9/2007
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Doctors and patients are one step closer to getting information on the effectiveness and side effects of medicines. | |
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4/18/2007
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved by a 15 to 5 vote S.1082, a bill that reauthorizes prescription drug user fees, and includes drug safety language designed to prevent another Vioxx-like drug from reaching the market. Vioxx has been linked to heart attacks and strokes, many of them fatal.
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2008-02-25
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As the state legislature considers smoke free legislation to protect public health, WISPIRG released a new report confirming smoke free policies have accomplished that goal without harming local economies. | |
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2008-01-28
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We are deeply disappointed in the lack of action by the Senate Health Committee today. The failure to vote for health care reform was in effect a vote for the status quo. | |
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2008-01-17
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At a State House news conference, MASSPIRG joined The Massachusetts Prescription Reform Coalition in launching an effort to lower health care costs through reforming the prescription drug industry. | |
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2008-01-14
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Facing a projected $14 billion budget shortfall, California lawmakers are right to consider how the landmark health care reform bill, ABX1-1, will affect the deficit. | |
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1/8/2007
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“Governor Schwarzenegger’s health care proposal has taken several important steps forward by recognizing the need to regulate some of the worst practices of health care insurers." | |
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1/31/2007
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Today Governor Ritter signed an executive order to allow Colorado to establish a preferred drug list and to then join a multi-state prescription drug purchasing pool. | |
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09/27/2007
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President Bush today signed a comprehensive Food and Drug Administration bill that focuses on prescription drug safety reforms. | |
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05/14/2008
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CALPIRG Health Care Advocate Michael Russo testified today at a Department of Managed Care hearing in Irvine, calling for the enactment of new regulations to protect patients from balance billing. | |
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04/25/2008
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Florida PIRG applauds the Florida Senate’s unanimous approval today of SB 1488 by Senator Dean. We hope that the Florida House of Representatives will follow their lead and support the companion bill, HB 1435 by Representative Zapata. | |
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04/21/2008
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MASSPIRG praised the action of the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday April 17, who adopted much needed prescription drug marketing reforms as part of the Senate President’s Health Care Cost Control Bill, S. 2650, An Act to Promote Cost Containment, Transparency and Efficiency in the Delivery of Quality Health Care. | |
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04/16/2008
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Today, with refreshing bi-partisan support, the House of Representatives passed an important health insurance reform bill. | |
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03/28/2008
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CALPIRG released a new analysis today examining drug companies’ self-imposed limits on their marketing to doctors – efforts that include lavish wining-and-dining and thousands of dollars worth of gifts. | |