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Mental Health Parity Regulations Released; Rules Apply to Plans Beginning in July 2010
Three federal departments Jan. 29 released regulations
implementing the 2008 mental health parity law, which requires group
health plans to treat medical and mental health benefits equally. From Health Plan & Provider Report, Publication date February 3, 2010
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Obama Says Health Reform Remains Alive, Urges Voters to Ask Lawmakers to Pass Bill
President Obama Feb. 2 said health care reform legislation remains
alive, and he urged those attending a New Hampshire town hall meeting
to contact their lawmakers and tell them not to give up on passing a
bill. From Health Care Daily Report, Publication date February 3, 2010
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NIH Budget Would Increase by $1 Billion To $32 Billion Under Obama FY 2011 Plan
The National Institutes of Health would receive $32 billion in
fiscal year 2011, a $1 billion increase from the current fiscal year
appropriation under the proposed budgetary plan released Feb. 1 by the
Obama administration. From Medical Research Law & Policy ReportŪ, Publication date February 3, 2010
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FDA Devices Office Has Permanent Leader, Issues a 2010 Strategic Plan
The Food and Drug Administration Jan. 20 made permanent Jeffrey
Shuren's interim appointment as director of FDA's Center for Devices
and Radiological Health. From Medical Devices Law & Industry Report, Publication date January 27, 2010
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Government Files Complaint Against J&J, Alleges Kickbacks Were Paid to Pharmacy
The United States filed a False Claims Act
complaint
Jan. 15 against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and two subsidiaries,
alleging they paid millions of dollars in kickbacks to nursing home
pharmacy company Omnicare Inc., the Department of Justice announced
(United States ex rel. Lisitza v. Johnson & Johnson,
D. Mass.,
No. 07-10288-RGS,
complaint filed 1/15/10). From Health Care Fraud Report, Publication date January 27, 2010
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Tufts Study Cites Sharp Increase in Orphan Product Designations in U.S.
BOSTON--Researchers at the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug
Development Jan. 20 called the federal Orphan Drug Act a success,
noting that the number of orphan product designations in the United
States more than doubled over the last decade. From Pharmaceutical Law & Industry ReportŪ, Publication date January 22, 2010
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CMS Asks OMB for Emergency Review of Hospital Quality Reporting Comments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jan. 5 published a
request
for emergency review by the Office of Management and Budget of
consumer research on hospital outpatient quality reporting measures
(75 Fed. Reg. 370). From Medicare Report, Publication date January 15, 2010
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