Alex Sicre, who I follow on Twitter, sent me a note to remind me that H.R. 6353 had passed in the House of Representatives last week. It was received in the Senate last Thursday and is expected to pass there as well.
In the face of Congress’ apparent bumbling of the $700 billion financial bailout [...]

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Health 2.0 in San Francisco October 22-23 (Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review)
Health 2.0: Addressable market opportunities (Consumer-focused Health Care)
Playnormous Games to be Featured at Health 2.0 Conference (Playnormous Health Games)
Top 50 Health 2.0 Blogs (RNCentral.com)

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Can you hear that? It’s the sound of political spinning, twirling and flip-flopping — followed closely by backbones turning to mush.
In the face of a relentless disinformation campaign (and lots of campaign donations) by the pharmaceutical industry and its front groups over the past several months, both Barack Obama and John McCain are showing strong [...]

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PAL members’ objection improves Pediatric Paxil TPP settlement (PAL)
Nice comes standard (Our Own System)
When a senior is downsizing….what to do with the stuff (Real Sage Advice)
Most. Stupid. Call. Ever. (Too Old To Work, Too Young to Retire)

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Leave it to some excellent “mommy bloggers” to come up with tips on saving on prescription drugs that I was unaware of.
Freebies 4 Mom reports on Publix and Meijer offering free antibiotics:
“Free prescription drugs? Did you know that some supermarket/drugstore chains have started offering this free public service recently?
Noelle inspired me to start [...]

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I came across a great article at Money Blue Book describing how to take advantage of rebate programs offered by the major drugstore chains. While such programs generally exclude prescription drugs, they are an excellent way to save money on other purchases at these stores. In fact, Money Blue Book reports:

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Big pharma veers to the left (Politico)
Big Pharma requiring HPV vaccine for US immigrants: Is immigration even an issue in this election? (YPFIJ)
FDA and Big Pharma: Where’s the Data? (Natural Health News)
If big pharma chooses to educate the pill taking public on the potential (faistonblog)

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What could be more symbolic of the growing problem of prescription drug abuse among teenagers than this: a blond-haired, blue-eyed, 16-year-old cheerleader from a Christian high school selling Xanax, hydrocodone, Oxycontin, Demerol, and Percocet to fellow students from the comfort of the BMW her parents bought her?
The girl’s name is Hunter Ashton Johnson. If [...]

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Health 2.0 can pose risks to providers (FierceHealth IT)
Boston Becomes a Hotbed for Health 2.0 (Market Watch)
YouTube as a Source of Health Misinformation (Second Brain)
Revolution Health: Heralding the Demise of “Health 2.0″? (Ted Eytan, MD)

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From the Sarasota Herald-Tribune:

In health care circles, Monday is Doughnut Hole Day, the deceptively storybook name for a nasty plot turn in the drama of getting prescriptions filled when you’re over 65 and living close to the bone. The hole is the gap in coverage built into Medicare’s Part D prescription drug program, which pays [...]

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