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Congress may prod doctors toward electronic prescriptions
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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WASHINGTON - Two government health agencies that have traditionally operated as self-contained bureaucratic fiefdoms announced yesterday a joint venture that promises to improve prescription drug safety for Americans, while potentially reducing wasteful spending on medications. (article 4)
Since pre-market testing usually involves a limited number of patients, serious problems sometimes become evident only after hundreds of thousands of people begin using a product. (article 4)
WASHINGTON - A broad coalition of corporations, consumer groups, and pharmaceutical providers moved closer this week to compelling millions of doctors to file prescriptions electronically. (article 3)
Those who don't adopt the technology by 2011 would see their pay cut 1 percent, growing to 2 percent by 2013. (article 3)
The program, which costs about $5 billion annually, helps provide health coverage to children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but still cannot afford insurance on their own. (article 1)
The administration wants states to focus on serving children whose families earn 200 percent of the poverty level, or $41,300 for a family of four. (article 1)
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont) said, " Congress must do more to fund the Children's Health Insurance Program than the president suggests here. (article 1)
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Story keywords
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Medicare, prescribing, AARP, Doctors, Insurance |
Source articles
- Slow Growth in Health (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 244 words)
- A Look Back at the Year's Winners and Losers (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 634 words)
- Congress may prod doctors toward electronic prescriptions (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 497 words)
- WASHINGTON - Two government health agencies that h... (baltimoresun.com, 06/04/2008, 176 words)
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