Posts Tagged ‘insurance’

Government Launches New Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (WSJ)

Thursday, July 1st, 2010


MediNewsDigest:: Better get positionned, because there might not be enough money to cover the ambitious plan. CLICK Here for link to Wall Street Journal article

MediNewsDigest:: CLICK Here for the Government website
Readers know we have serious misgivings about the Obama plan. But we welcome the pre-existing condition insurance plan in principle, who wouldn’t?

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Generics and Epilepsy: When Is It Safe to Substitute a Generic Medication?(webMD)

Monday, February 22nd, 2010


SJCRG: CLICK HERE for a webMD discussion on the efficacy of generic medication for Epilepsy.
http://www.aan.com/globals/axon/assets/2323.pdf
SJCRG: CLICK HERE for position paper of the AAN
Quoting the AAN:
“…The AAN opposes generic substitution of anticonvulsant drugs for the treatment
of epilepsy without the attending physician’s approval….”
SJCRG: What about the generics at large for other diseases. Certainly most generics are effective, but all? Don’t we needs an efficacy study for each, beyond FDA assurances of similarity.
Or are we going to accept casualties as the normal way to do business in the great war against cost?

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Long-term care insurance program gains in House (AP)

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009


SJCRG: Ok, so that looks like something good the democrats are bringing up. If you see a catch, let us know…..Nursing home industry might not like it, but, hey, if we can can people in thei homes, SJCRG is all for it.

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