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"India and the European Union (EU) have agreed that the comprehensive bilateral trade agreement being negotiated by the two will not result in an intellectual property regime that restricts the ability of Indian pharmaceutical firms to export generic or off-patent drugs by being far more stringent than the TRIPS [Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights] regime of the World Trade Organization," LiveMint.com reports in an article that describes recent debates over the agreement. "The two sides agreed to this at a meeting between Indian trade minister Anand Sharma and his counterpart in the European Commission (EC), Karel De Gucht, at Brussels on 29 November, said a senior commerce ministry official on condition of anonymity," the news service reports.
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Medicare payments for IMRT, used to treat patients with prostate cancer, can reach $40,000 per person.
Aetna, one of the largest U.S. insurers, is expanding its health information technology presence with its $500 million acquisition of technology firm Medicity.
Physicians and hospitals will need to overcome trust issues to form accountable care organizations; Americans are split over health law provisions while Sebelius promotes them; a Virginia Judge is expected to rule against health law; and drug companies are dropping discounts on orphan drugs for children's hospitals.
Private insurers control costs better than Medicare, study finds, while employee wellness programs also deduce costs.
Democratic lawmakers push for the reinstatement of Medicaid transplant program in Arizona amid mounting national criticism.
Report calls for better reimbursement system for personalized medicine.
Roxane, Abbott and B. Braun were accused of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by inflating prices.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more details about the deal reached to avoid a scheduled cut in physician's Medicare pay
Stars and Stripes examines the challenges facing the Obama administration's push for boosting non-military foreign aid: "When President Barack Obama's national security team began campaigning this fall to expand U.S. development and diplomacy, they described a desperate need to help American troops charged with winning wars, hearts and minds in Afghanistan, Iraq and worldwide. But in Washington, foreign policy observers say the civilian cavalry won't be arriving any time soon. Despite the White House pitch, foreign aid historically has few champions in Congress, where staffers closing the year in a contentious lame-duck session say there is little public desire to spend more abroad
The Financial Times contrasts the model of drug development for developing countries being used by non-profit groups like the Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP), which recently rolled out the MenAfriVac, to that of some pharmaceutical companies.
A report from the U.N.'s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) found that approximately 350 million people living in rural areas have escaped extreme poverty over the past decade, but most of the world's poorest citizens continue to live in rural regions, the BBC reports (Melik, 12/6).
Senators reached a tentative deal Monday that would tap health law funds to avert a scheduled pay cut for physicians.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is personally contacting incoming governors
A recent poll found that respondents "vastly overestimate[d]" the amount the U.S. government spends on foreign aid, PBS NewsHour reports. "The median answer was roughly 25 percent, according to the poll of 848 Americans. In reality, about 1 percent of the budget is allotted to foreign aid," the news service writes (Sullivan, 12/6).
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