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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

In contrast to the personality-driven path that Lyndon Johnson took to navigate legislative obstacles to Medicare and Medicaid, former management consultant Mitt Romney charted a decidedly different course to expanding health insurance when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003. Owning a car is a choice. in 2006 to 1.9%

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Ding Dong is the Skinny Label (Effectively) Dead?

FDA Law

Teva received tentative approval in June 2003 and launched in 2007 after a blocking patent expired. Amarin even sued a health insurer alleging active encouragement to use Hikma’s generic version instead of Vascepa for the patented indication. Par also has filed similar litigation.

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