http://www.tjols.com/category-5.html en-us Copyright 2007 The Journal Of Life Science Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:38:06 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-831.html Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Max Baucus, D-Montana, is proposing legislation to “cover the 47 million uninsured,” but neither he nor his staff are offering any cost estimates. Peter J. Pitts, president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, says one way Baucus will try to cut costs is through comparative effectiveness, which Pitts sees as a first step toward rationing. PETER J. PITTS Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-831.html http://www.tjols.com/article-823.html The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has the authority, the ability, the means, the mission, and the mandate to manage the healthcare risks and benefits inherent in the products they regulate on behalf of the American public. Peter J. Pitts, president of the Center For Medicine in the Public Interest, says that’s why opponents of preemption of state liability lawsuits are running scared. PETER J. PITTS Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-823.html