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2009-09-17
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U.S. PIRG, the National Federation of State PIRGs of which Maryland PIRG is a member, is pleased that Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) is moving forward with consideration of health reform. | |
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2009-08-05
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Health care reform might cost $1 trillion, but it can ultimately save the nation $3 trillion, with billions of dollars of benefits for every state in the union, according to a new report released today by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group. | |
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2009-07-14
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Maryland small business owners are being crushed by rising health care costs, and feel left out of the current health care debate in Washington, according to a new report released by Maryland Public Interest Research Group in front on Carma’s Café on St Paul street in, Charles Village today. | |
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2009-07-07
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If you are a consumer and you want to buy a blender or a new car, there are dozens of research studies available comparing cost, effectiveness, reliability, and durability. But if you are a doctor dealing with your patient’s high blood pressure, hearing loss, depression or prostate cancer, you have few places – and in some case, nowhere – to turn. | |
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2009-01-28
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Without action from Congress, premiums and deductibles for residents of Maryland with employer provided insurance will nearly double by 2016, according to a new report released today by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group. | |
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2007-09-20
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By overwhelming margins, the House and Senate passed this week significant reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s drug safety review system. The centerpiece of the bill includes strong consumer protections. President Bush has sent mixed signals on whether or not he will sign the bill, which passed the House 405 to 7 and passed the Senate unanimously. | |
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2007-09-19
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The House of Representatives today passed significant reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s drug safety review system. | |
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2007-05-09
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In a victory for consumers, the Senate today passed the “Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act” sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) by a vote of 93 to 1. | |
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2007-04-18
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved by a 15 to 5 vote S.1082, a bill that reauthorizes prescription drug user fees, and includes drug safety language designed to prevent another Vioxx-like drug from reaching the market. | |
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2006-07-11
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Uninsured consumers in Baltimore pay nearly 62 percent more for common prescription drugs than what the drug companies charge the federal government, according to a new Maryland Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) report released today. | |
