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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

In an Op-Ed about his nascent reform plan that appeared in the Boston Globe in November 2004, Governor Romney proposed applying "carrots and sticks" to persons who could afford private health insurance but had chosen not to purchase it. It was one thing to ask drivers to buy car insurance. Owning a car is a choice. Phillips, Jr.

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Episode 162: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 6 – Racism, Trustworthiness, and the COVID-19 Vaccine

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Learning Objectives After listening to this episode listeners will be able to… Recognize the importance of yielding privilege and power to better center marginalized voices and communities through individual, interpersonal, institutional, and systemic actions. Credits Written and produced by: Utibe R.

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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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Senators to DEA: Consider Treaty Obligations In Marijuana Rescheduling

FDA Law Blog

Milgram’s predecessors, and Directors of National Drug Policy urging not to reschedule; the January 2004 letter Democratic state attorneys general pushing for rescheduling to schedule III; and the January 2024 letter from Democratic senators requesting descheduling altogether. On a final note, as a signatory to the Single Convention, U.S.

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New Technologies and 3D Imaging — “The Virtual Microscope”

CDOCS

<p><span style="font-size:14px;">Dental technologies are constantly being developed, and each clinician must decide which innovations best fit their individual practice needs. I personally invested in a microscope (Global) in 2004. &

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Get the 4-1-1 on your 1099s: 5th and 7th Circuits Permit Paying Volume-Based Compensation to Independent Sales Agents

FDA Law Blog

On April 14, 2025, the Seventh Circuit overturned the criminal conviction of Mark Sorensen, the owner of a durable medical equipment (DME) distributor, who had been found guilty of violating the AKS. Sorenson follows the Fifth Circuits decision last year in United States v. Medicare or Medicaid). In contrast to its decision in United States v.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

I’ve seen this question come up a lot since finishing fellowship nearly two decades ago. Historically, answers generally lamented the ever increasing need for geriatrics without a corresponding growth in the number of specialists in the field. Mike, welcome to GeriPal. Mike: Great to be here. Alex: We’ll take any Warriors we can get.