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Bank-Rolling Congress
Bank-Rolling Congress
[Created on: 08/26/2009]

Letter Urging Secretary Sebelius to Provide Hospitals and Nursing Homes with Disciplinary Data on Nurses and Other Allied Health Professionals (HRG Publication #1888)
This letter urges Secretary Sebelius to immediately implement Section 1921 of the Social Security Act. This would significantly reduce the chances that patients will be injured or killed by any of the more than 100,000 non-physician health professionals (e.g., nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants) and other health workers with disciplinary records who may be employed in hospitals or nursing homes.
[Created on: 08/25/2009]

Public Citizen calls on Commodity Futures Trading Commission to rein in energy speculation
Public Citizen calls on Commodity Futures Trading Commission to rein in energy speculation
[Created on: 08/17/2009]

Basic Patient Safety Reforms Would Save 85,000 Lives and $35 Billion a year, Public Citizen Report Says
Basic Patient Safety Reforms Would Save 85,000 Lives and $35 Billion a year, Public Citizen Report Says
[Created on: 08/06/2009]

Have the Courage to Say Health Care Is a Right, Not a Privilege (HRG Publication #1887)
Statement of Sidney Wolfe, M.D., Acting President, Public Citizen and Director, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group
[Created on: 07/30/2009]

Litigation Group attorney Scott Nelson on Opposing Supreme Court Review
Litigation Group attorney Scott Nelson on Opposing Supreme Court Review
[Created on: 07/23/2009]

Medical Malpractice Epidemic Persists Even as Compensation to Victims Decreases
Medical Malpractice Epidemic Persists Even as Compensation to Victims Decreases
[Created on: 07/02/2009]

Public Citizen's Response to FDA Draft Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials in Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (HRG Publication #1886)
The Food and Drug Administration’s recent draft guidance on community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) is significant step forward from the previous draft guidance, issued in 1998. However, it includes recommendations that contradict established principles of rigorous clinical trial conduct, as defined in the International Conference on Harmonization documents E-9 and E-10, and a number of issues are left unaddressed.
[Created on: 06/29/2009]

Dr. Sidney Wolfe's Testimony before Subcommittee on Health at Hearing on Health Insurance (HRG Publication #1885)
Sidney Wolfe, M.D., testifies about the need for a single-payer health insurance plan.
[Created on: 06/24/2009]

Dr. Steffie Woolhandler's Testimony before Health Subcommittee at Hearing on Health Insurance (HRG Publication #1884)
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H, testifies about the need for a national single-payer health insurance plan.
[Created on: 06/24/2009]

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