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You will recall that in April, President Obama delivered a speech in which he blasted Paul Ryan’s Path to Prosperity and proposed his own, much vaguer, alternative. Andrew Stiles of National Review points us to this video from the MacIver Institute, a free-market think tank based in Wisconsin, in which Rep. Paul Ryan rebuts the President’s criticisms, point-by-point. (The health care-relevant portion begins at the 3:24 mark.) read »
Medtronic named Omar Ishrak, the current head of General Electric's health care business, as its new chairman and chief executive. The company had said that previous chief executive Bil Hawkins would retire. Ishrak provided no clues as to what direction he will take the medical device giant, which is facing significant roadblocks to growth due to higher regulatory hurdles and more reticence among governments and insurers to pay for it products. For a run-down of Medtronic's problems, see the profile[...] read »
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This is a new one on me. Health journalism watch dog Gary Schwitzer was forwarded the below email by Lisa Collier Cool, in which Allergan, the maker of Botox, offers to pay her $250 to attend an Allergan-sponsored media event. The email that was sent to Lisa is below; click here to read Gary's entire post. I've emailed Allergan for comment.
Dear Lisa: read »
Sorry for the slow blogging of late. I’ve had a heavy travel schedule, and been busy with work. Things may continue to be slow this month for that reason. read »
Medicare, perhaps even more than Social Security, has become the Third Rail of American politics. Touch it and you die. At least that is the common fear on Capitol Hill. read »
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