> Security pros are lambasting WellPoint, which may have inadvertently allowed Web users to access data on 130,000 of its beneficiaries. FierceHealthIT [1]
> A new study has found that when Oregon dropped a large group of Medicaid enrollees, the state's ED traffic went up. FierceHealthFinance [2]
> It seems that pharmaceutical companies are waaaay behind on the drug effectiveness and safety studies that they're supposed to do once the drugs are approved. Surprised? FiercePharma [3]
> Harvard president Drew Faust argues that the government's system for funding biotech research is broken. FierceBiotech [4]
And Finally... What's really entertaining about reading this drug ad parody is that for a minute or two, you don't realize you're being taken for a ride. (Warning: Don't be drinking or eating anything when you read the advisory for squirrels). Site [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/wellpoint-data-may-have-been-compromised/2008-04-21
[2] http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/study-or-medicaid-cuts-push-up-ed-visits/2008-04-23
[3] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/pharma-drags-feet-on-promised-studies/2008-04-24
[4] http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/harvard-prez-says-nih-funding-system-is-broken/2008-04-24
[5] http://www.panexa.com