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Health Reform in Limbo, Top Drug Lobbyist Quits
12 February 10 12:11 AM

Billy Tauzin, the industry’s top lobbyist, thought it was a smart move to bet on health care reform early — only to watch it come to a screeching halt. Read More...

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Filed under: Reform and Reorganization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Lobbying and Lobbyists, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Tauzin, Billy

At State Level, Health Lobby Fights Change
29 December 09 12:31 AM

Insurance companies and other health care interests have been positioning themselves in statehouses around the country to influence the outcome of the proposed overhaul. Read More...

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Senate Tied in Knots Over Proposal to Allow Imported Drugs
11 December 09 02:27 AM

Democratic leaders delayed a vote because they feared the proposal would be approved, blowing apart a deal negotiated by the White House and the pharmaceutical industry. Read More...

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Grassley Seeks Details on Medical Financing
08 December 09 03:25 AM

Senator Charles E. Grassley has asked major advocacy organizations about sources of income from drug and device makers. Read More...

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Filed under: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), American Medical Assn, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Grassley, Charles E, Nonprofit Organizations, American Cancer Society

Senator Grassley Seeks Financial Details From Medical Groups
07 December 09 05:26 PM

Senator Charles E. Grassley has asked the American Medical Association and other major advocacy organizations about sources of income from drug and device makers. Read More...

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Filed under: American Medical Assn, Medicine and Health, Campaign Finance, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Grassley, Charles E, American Cancer Society

Health Bill Revives Abortion Groups
23 November 09 11:53 PM

Feeling a threat from proposed legislation, both sides are mobilizing supporters like they haven’t in years. Read More...

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Filed under: Reform and Reorganization, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, Abortion, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Politics and Government, Emily's List, National Right to Life Committee, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Health Care Debate Revives Abortion Campaigners
23 November 09 04:48 PM

Feeling a threat from the proposed health care legislation, both sides are mobilizing supporters like they haven’t in years. Read More...

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Filed under: Reform and Reorganization, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, Abortion, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Politics and Government, Emily's List, National Right to Life Committee, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists’
14 November 09 11:05 PM

More than a dozen lawmakers’ statements on the health care debate were ghostwritten by lobbyists working for Genentech, a biotechnology company. Read More...

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Pelosi Faces Competing Pressures on Health Care
07 November 09 02:09 AM

Speaker Nancy Pelosi raises funds in part to help re-elect her most vulnerable members, many from Republican-leaning districts leery of liberal health care proposals. Read More...

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Filed under: Reform and Reorganization, Democratic Party, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, Medicine and Health, Pelosi, Nancy, Campaign Finance, Elections, Lobbying and Lobbyists