Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Top managers with the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration “corrupted and interfered with'' scientific
reviews of medical devices, agency scientists said in a
that is sparking a congressional investigation.
will review
“compelling evidence'' that devices were approved in violation
of laws to ensure their safety, said Representatives
, the panel's chairman, and
, a member, in a
today.
The FDA has Read the rest of this entry »

Congressional Democrats are working to overturn regulations made in the final weeks of the Bush administration, including the HHS provider “conscience”
and several regulations that reduce environmental protections, the
reports (Savage,
, 1/12). The conscience rule, which will take effect before President-elect Obama takes office, significantly expands the ability of health care professionals who receive federal grants to refuse to provide medical Read the rest of this entry »

Jan. 25, 2009 – 2:12 p.m.
Within Stimulus Bill, Democrats Move to Expand Medicaid
are moving on so many fronts to change policies of the Bush administration that Republicans might not even notice them all right away, let alone be able to stop them. Last week, while social conservatives focused on Democratic legislation to expand health insurance for poor children — and on Obama’s repeal of a rule that kept some international family planning Read the rest of this entry »