Category Archives: Legislation

GINA is Here…

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Mark Senak

President Bush this week signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) which is the "first and only" legislative effort at the federal level that will provide protections against discrimination based on an individual’s genetic information in health insurance … Continue reading →

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Congress, Safety, Heparin and Hearing on the Hill

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Mark Senak

Reuters video regarding yesterday’s hearing:

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Stupak and Dingell “Concerned” May Spell Additional Reforms

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Mark Senak

On Friday, April 11, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce issued a release entitled "After Review of ENHANCE Trial Documents, Dingell, Stupak Express "Serious Concerns"" after writing to the CEOs of Merck and Schering Plough to ask for additional … Continue reading →

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New DTC Oversight Powers Given FDA – Show Me the Money!

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Mark Senak

I was fascinated to read the RPM Report analysis of the new system that will emerge when the new FDA bill is signed into law.  A new user fee program for review of DTC ads will exist that allows the … Continue reading →

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This is Your State – This is Your State on Drugs – An Intermittent Series

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Mark Senak

I’m a bit late on this update, which came out late last month, but the National Conference of State Legislatures has released another overview of what states are doing in legislation so far this year in healthcare.  Here are a … Continue reading →

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