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Public Commenting Has Been Hijacked by Biopharma In a recent analysis, 1 in 2 'public commenters' giving input on state-level drug coverage decisions was someone with financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
Medscape Oncology, November 21, 2019
A Brief History of American Psychiatry Psychiatrists Drew Ramsey and John Oldham walk through the rich history of psychiatric care in America.
Columbia University Psychiatry, November 7, 2019

'Don't Screw Anything Up': The Epidemic of Imposter Syndrome
Medscape Oncology, November 7, 2019
Clinical Trials Need More Transparency for Patients
Medscape Oncology, November 7, 2019
Caregiving and the Soul of Medicine
Medscape, November 1, 2019
Immigrants Afraid to Seek Medical Care in Trump Era
Medscape, October 30, 2019

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Hospitals Sue HHS Over Price Transparency Rule The complaint alleges that the government lacks authority to require hospitals to reveal insurer-negotiated prices to consumers.
Medscape Medical News, December 5, 2019
Trump Administration Moves to Remove 700,000 People From Food Stamps The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will make it harder for states to keep residents in the U.S. food stamp program in a move that is projected to end benefits for nearly 700,000 people.
Reuters Health Information, December 5, 2019

U.S. Authorities Confiscate Migrant Kids' Medications at the Southern Border
Reuters Health Information, December 5, 2019
ACEP 2019 'Get Out of the Way DEA,' Physicians Bid to Treat Addiction
Medscape Medical News, December 5, 2019
Powder Keg: FDA Bowed to Industry for Decades as Alarms Were Sounded Over Talc
Reuters Health Information, December 5, 2019
Ontario Focused on Rare Disease Drugs Ahead of National Drug Plan Talks
Reuters Health Information, December 4, 2019

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Hospitals Sue HHS Over Price Transparency Rule
Medscape Medical News, December 5, 2019
Slight Uptick in National Healthcare Spending in 2018: CMS
Medscape Medical News, December 5, 2019
Trump Administration Moves to Remove 700,000 People From Food Stamps
Reuters Health Information, December 5, 2019
U.S. Authorities Confiscate Migrant Kids' Medications at the Southern Border
Reuters Health Information, December 5, 2019
Senate Health Committee Backs Hahn for FDA Commissioner
Medscape Medical News, December 3, 2019

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