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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. It was one thing to ask drivers to buy car insurance.

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Episode 176: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 8 – Towards Justice and Race Conscious Medicine

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Rather than searching for obscure explanations for inequalities, we must instead recognize the ways that racism impedes health at both individual and structural levels. However it is important to remember that this political invention DOES affect biology because of the way that it creates social inequity.

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To List or Not to List; That is the Question – The FTC Signals the Potential for Greater Scrutiny of Patent Information Submissions to FDA

FDA Law Blog

Thus, “FTC intends to use its full legal authority” to take action “against companies and individuals that improperly list patents in the Orange Book that do not meet the statutory listing criteria.” Koblitz & Kurt R. But it is not always clear which types of patents are eligible for listing in the Orange Book. Avdel amicus brief).

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Not An April Fool’s Joke: California BOP Establishes Loss Reporting Thresholds

FDA Law Blog

40,576, 40,578 (July 8, 2003). The Board is not joking now, for several reasons, including reducing the estimated number of an estimated 10,000 loss reports per year to 6,667 per year, and more closely aligning with federal requirements, has fine-tuned its loss reporting requirements.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 1)

FDA Law Blog

2003) , and Biogen lnt’l v. Consequently, because both applications were approved at the same time, both applications represent the first permitted commercial marketing or use of the product or the individual active ingredients, as outlined under 35 U.S.C. leave you scratching your head (we’ll call it “Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb?”).

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Episode 232: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 15 – Housing is Health: Racism and Homelessness – Clinician + Community Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Push back against individual narratives that blame individuals for systemic injustice. By 2003, 37% were 50 and older. Our guests remind us to ask our patients about their housing status using non-judgmental and non-stigmatizing language. If we are not part of the solution, we are complicit in structural injustice.

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AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use: A Podcast with Todd Semla and Mike Steinman

GeriPal

And then there was a version in 2003 which Mark participated in and he since passed. We’ve invited two members who helped update the criteria including Todd Semla and Mike Steinman. Alex: We’re having Beers. laughter] Eric: Who do we have with us today? Alex: That’s what it was named after, right? We’ll learn about that.

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