AMA: science must be key in off-label drug information

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The American Medical Association (AMA) has endorsed a bill regulating the prescribing of prescription pharmaceuticals for non-labelled uses crafted by Sen William Frist and Sen Connie Mack. The bill, which has bipartisan support, creates safeguards and ensures that drug makers disseminate the proper scientific data to physicians to enable physicians to make informed prescription choices. The AMA had discovered that many physicians' off-label prescription decisions were unduly influenced by drug makers' commercial marketing efforts.

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Ethical Preparations, Drugs, Pharmaceutical industry, Political activity, American Medical Association, Prescriptions (Drugs)

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Kids' insurance: have goal, funds; now asking 'how?'(congressional efforts to expand children's access to health care)

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The congressional budget resolution has allocated $16 billion from 1998 to 2003 to expand children's access to health care, but legislators are still working on legislation to implement the bipartisan goal. Two initiatives are on the table, and proposals expanding Medicaid coverage are expected. The budget resolution strives to cover 3.7-million to 5-million uninsured children, but any attempt to do this will likely result in cuts in other resources.

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Hospital and medical service plans, Medical Care Insurance, Planning, Finance, Health care industry, Medically uninsured persons, Health insurance, Medical policy, Health policy, Health care reform, Insurance

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New SSI criteria will stop benefits for some children

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Some low-income children may lose Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid coverage under new regulations released by the Social Security Administration. The new rules discontinue the use of SSI's individual functional assessment process and strengthen the connection between disability and medical diagnosis. About 135,000 children are expected to be affected by the changes.

Medicaid, Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Children, Supplementary Security Income (SSI), Management, Economic aspects, Disabled children, Domestic economic assistance, United States. Social Security Administration. Supplemental Security Income Program, United States. Social Security Administration

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