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Forbes and the "Self-Made" Label

by cactus Forbes and the “Self-Made” Label I’m kinda busy these days, but this topic is small pet peeve of mine: what the heck is up with Forbes and the…

Off label drug pushers

…have to submit articles.” Off-label use of drugs is big business. According to The Wall Street Journal, “[FDA] is stepping into a high-stakes business issue, because off-label uses of prescription…

Baucus Mark: CBO Preliminary Score

by Bruce Webb CBO letter to Baucus Estimated Budgetary Impact of the Amended Chairman’s Mark According to CBO and JCT’s assessment, enacting the Chairman’s mark, as amended, would result in…

Healthcare debate begins nationally

…In April, HealthBeat reported that Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus had declared that Medicare would become “the big driver” behind national health reform. Now, it’s becoming clear what Baucus meant….

Mike sends a response to rdan on off-label drugs

…unreasonable cases, but if it is reasonable that the off-label use of the drug might have caused the damage, then the encouraged off-label use would lead to an assumption of…

Gang of Six, Regular Order & the Johnson Treatment

…Democrats and 8 Republicans, meaning that you have almost total overlap. But three names that are missing are Baucus and Conrad on the Dem side and Grassley on the Rep…