November 2009 - Health Beat - The Network of Care

Business Leaders Try to Undermine Reform

In an 11th hour attack on health care reform, a coalition of employer groups, including the Chamber of Commerce, wrote to House Speaker Pelosi and Republican Leader Boehner at the end of October opposing the Democrats' health reform bill. (The......

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 12:01 PM by Health Beat

Fire Dog Lake – 5-6:30 Pacific Time, 8:00 – 9:30 EST

I’ll be doing Fire Dog Lake’s Movie Salon live, this evening, answering questions about Money Driven Medicine.You’ll find the salon on www.firedoglake.com Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 2:01 PM by Health Beat

If You, a Friend, or a Relative Live in New Jersey

Money-Driven Medicine, a film produced by Alex Gibney (best known for Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room), will be screened Tuesday night (Nov. 10) 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. at the New Jersey State Museum Auditorium, 205 West State Street,... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 07 2009 3:29 PM by Health Beat

Screenings of Money-Driven Medicine in Boston and Seattle Nov. 18 & Nov. 22

Boston: HealthBeat reader, nurse and healthcare advocate Ann Malone has passed along this invitation: Please join us for the screening of Money Driven Medicine: What’s Wrong with America’s Healthcare and How to Fix It” on Wednesday, November 18th and...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 1:32 PM by Health Beat

Truth Squad—Medical Reporting On Mammograms, Part 1

"Vague, fact-free, emotionally charged statements are the language of public relations, not scientific discourse.” Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berma, Georgetown University Medical Center, and Alicia M. Bell, member of the board of directors of the National...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 8:38 AM by Health Beat

More on Mammograms--and Conservative Opposition to “Comparative Effectiveness” Research

As Naomi has pointed out below, the news about mammograms is not brand-new information based on one study that just can out. The recommendations that the Preventive Services Task Force (PSTF) has released is based on research that experts have... Read...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 1:38 PM by Health Beat

Merck’s Cholesterol Drugs—Low Hanging Fruit?

If an expensive, name-brand cholesterol drug costs four times more than a generic but provides no clear clinical benefit, why do insurers—both public and private—continue to pay for it? The answer, in the case of Vytorin, a combination of two... Read...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 2:21 PM by Health Beat

Patient Safety Forum and Screening of Money-Driven Medicine in Washington D.C. Tuesday, Nov 17

Consumers Union's “Safe Patient Project” is hosting a Patient Safety Forum at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C. (1330 G Street, NW) Tuesday, November 17, 10 a.m. – 3:30. The forum marks the 10-year anniversary of the Institute of.....

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 1:27 PM by Health Beat

H1N1 Vaccine Policy is the Path of Least Resistance

Health policy is best when it stands on the shoulders of rigorous scientific research—for example, restricting tobacco makes sense because it’s proven to reduce cancer rates and mortality. But sometimes health policy is built on a slightly shakier premise;...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 2:21 PM by Health Beat

If You Haven’t Seen Money-Driven Medicine, the Film . . .

based on my book (Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much) , produced by Academy-Award winning documentary film-maker Alex Gibney (best known for “Enron: The Smartest Guys In the Room”), a free streaming video of the 90-minute...

Published Sat, Nov 07 2009 3:11 PM by Health Beat

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