Some Massachusetts lawmakers are complaining that members of the state's Health Insurance Connector [1] agency--which oversees the state's health insurance law--should not be collecting relatively high salaries averaging $111,000 per year. Article [2]
> The FDA is too slow to approve new drugs and medical devices, according to a survey of orthopedic surgeons released today. Eighty percent would also like to see the painkiller Vioxx available once again. Release [3]
> Here's a non-surprise. Researchers have found that TV pharmaceutical commercials [4] typically evoke emotions rather than drug risks or alternative treatments. Article [5]
> It's a grim thought--one in eight New York City adults has diabetes, and twice as many seem to be developing it, according to the city's recent research on the topic. Article [6]
And Finally... Want to know what health reform should really look like? Insurance execs say they deserve their chance to spell it out. Article [7]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/mass.-objects-to-380-minimum-coverage-price/2007-01-23
[2] http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_hpolicy.cfm#42599
[3] http://www.fiercebiotech.com/node/5440
[4] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/mds-often-prescribe-advertised-drugs/2007-01-11
[5] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/29/AR2007012901460.html
[6] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/31/nyregion/31diabetes.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin
[7] http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-insure22jan22,1,5449060.story