Category: Congress

Katherine Hobson
DeLauro sends a letter to the FDA and USDA; Waxman and Stupak write to the two egg producers associated with the recall.
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MEwens
FDA head Margaret Hamburg also urged Congress to pass pending food-safety legislation.
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Katherine Hobson
Also: Will accountable care organizations save money?; pharma lobbyists may have to face Republican Congress; research shows disparities in girls’ BMI rates.
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MEwens
Avandia’s back in the spotlight again, thanks to a Time magazine story that says the company’s under investigation for holding back data from the FDA.
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MEwens
What kind of federal taxes should insurers be able to deduct from their revenue to calculate the MLR?
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MEwens
Also: Insurance execs got raises last year; are bioweapons getting easier to produce?
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Katherine Hobson
A CMS analysis says it will; the Medicare trustees weigh in later this week.
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Katherine Hobson
Also: high-risk pool regs are out; vote held up by motion to repeal provision of health-care overhaul; Republicans want HHS to edit HealthCare.gov.
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MEwens
Sen. Vitter has also called on HHS to remove the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force breast cancer screening recs from the agency’s website.
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MEwens
A long cover story in Washington Monthly has gotten people talking about group purchasing organizations again.
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