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Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862506&cid=t_151779_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkOrWUGoBEMU%2F By Julian SanchezBack in February, Democratic leader Harry Reid promised fellow senator Rand Paul that—after years of kicking the can down the road—there would be at least a week reserved for full and open debate over three controversial provisions of the Patriot Act slated to expire this weekend, with an opportunity to propose reforms and offer amendments to any reauthorization bill.  And since, as we know, politicians always keep their promises, we can look forward to a robust and enlightening discussion of how to modify the Patriot Act to better safeguard civil liberties without sacrificing our counterterror capabilities. Ha! No, I’m joking, of course. Having already cut the legs out from under his own party’s reformers by making a deal with GOP leaders for a four-year ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862506 Wed, 25 May 2011 18:41:19 +0100 4862506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214076&cid=t_151779_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FmarilpebhqQ%2F By Jim HarperThis morning the full Senate voted down a proposed rule that would have barred earmarks for the next two years. Part of the reason? Earmarks are transparent. Here’s Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), quoted in a Hill article: There is full disclosure in my office of every single request for an appropriation. We then ask those who have made the requests to have a full disclaimer of their involvement in the appropriation, so it’s there for the public record. This kind of transparency is virtually unprecedented. Senator Durbin doesn’t know transparency. Take a look at Senator Durbin’s earmark disclosures. Yes, you can read through them, one by one. But can you make a list of recipients? Can you add up the totals? Can you search for common words in the brief exp... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214076 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:22:49 +0100 4214076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861954&cid=t_151779_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fsenator-dick-durbin-stomach-tumor-removed%2F Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill) had a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in his stomach removed today at the University of Chicago Medical Center. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861954 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:43:38 +0100 3861954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3326966&cid=t_151779_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPIRWFNkp4lk%2F By Julian SanchezThis morning’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on global Internet freedom opened with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announcing that he would “introduce legislation that would require Internet companies to take reasonable steps to protect human rights or face civil or criminal liability.”  Durbin’s staff tell me they’re in the early phases of hammering out a draft, so exactly what that amounts to isn’t clear yet, but my first-pass gut reaction is that this has the potential to do as much harm as good. The argument for establishing some such set of rules is pretty straightforward: You don’t want the perverse scenario where corporations worry they’re shirking their fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders if they fail to com... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3326966 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:55:36 +0100 3326966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079582&cid=t_151779_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FFHcG_n-SOf4%2F An amendment to the Senate health care bill would effectively ban data mining which, as you know, involves the practice of buying prescription records to target sales pitches to doctors, the Associated Press reports. Democrats Herb Kohl of Wisconsin and Dick Durbin of Illinois say their measure will combat “harassing sales practices” and “restrain undue influence” of sales reps. The move comes amid tremendous controversy over data mining. Vermont, for instance, passed a law restricting the sale of prescription drug info that identifies prescribers and patients for commercial marketing purposes. The effort is being challenged by IMS Health, Wolters Kluwer Health and SDI, with support from PhRMA, which contend the law hurts public access to healthcare info (back story... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079582 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:30:17 +0100 3079582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1671778&cid=t_151779_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F351607267%2F In an effort to dilute the impact of sales reps, several Senators and Congressmen today are introducing a bill that would create funding for a program to send trained pharmacists, nurses, and other health care professionals into a doctor’s office with independent data about benefits, risks, costs, and comparative effectiveness of prescription drugs, including generics. The Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008 would make it possible to fund grants or contracts through the HHS Agency for Health Care Research and Quality to develop educational materials and to send trained medical professionals to a doc’s office to discuss “unbiased information on appropriate prescribing,” according to a summary of the bill. (Here is the Senate version.) Applicants may n... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1671778 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:48:52 +0100 1671778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1407329&cid=t_151779_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F280156273%2F A US Senate committee is probing an American Medical Association program that allows docs to opt-out of having their prescribing data sold to drugmakers. Known as the Physician Data Restriction Program, the effort is controversial because the AMA has a financial stake and has also been criticized for not establishing a program that encourages docs to participate, rather than have to opt out. And so Herb Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat who chairs the Special Committee on Aging, and Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, sent a letter to AMA president Ron Davis asking for info on how the program conducts outreach, protects patient privacy and responds to complaints about drugmakers, along with other details. “To say the least, we are troubled by any attempt to persuade physicians to prescribe a dr... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1407329 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:28:10 +0100 1407329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=972851&cid=t_151779_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F173917187%2F This is the latest attack on Medicare Part D by the Democratic Party. A bill was introduced today to empower Medicare to negotiate with drugmakers and make greater use of evidence about safety and effectiveness. The legislation was trumpeted by two consumer groups, Consumers Union and the Medicare Rights Center, as an alternative to Medicare Part D, which they lambasted as “dysfunctional,” due to cost, coverage gaps and consumer exposure to marketing fraud thanks to divergent benefit packages. The idea is to create an alternative to privately run programs. “Under current law, Medicare beneficiaries are stuck with confusing, costly plans designed by insurance and drug companies. What seniors deserve is an affordable, straightforward drug benefit,” Durbin says in a s... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=972851 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:43:10 +0100 972851