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<title>Dramatic price changes in Medicare drug plans</title>
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<description>Analysis shows many best-priced insurance plans in 2006 among worst deals today</description>
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<title>CU issues statement on Institute of Medicine report</title>
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<description>The IOM developed a list of priority topics at the request of Congress to improve the quality of health care </description>
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<title>New York report details hospital infection rates</title>
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<title>MRSA screening bill pushed in Congress</title>
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<description>CU endorses bills in Congress to screen patients for MRSA and report infection rates to public</description>
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<title>CU offers prescription for health care </title>
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<description>August issue of Consumer Reports unveils rare, seven-page editorial in favor of reforming our health care system

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<title>Report details benefits of health care reform</title>
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<description>CU joins Commonwealth Fund for D.C. event to put patients front and center in health care reform debate
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<title>Report:  Deadly medical errors still widespread</title>
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<description>CU finds little progress on key reforms 10 years after the Institute of Medicine said 98,000 die from medical errors  </description>
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<title>CR Poll: 66% support a public health care plan</title>
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<description>Americans support having the option of a public health insurance plan as part of health care reform.</description>
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<title>Hazardous health plans: CR investigation finds serious gaps in individual health insurance policies</title>
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<description>Insurance loopholes and limits can leave consumers with huge medical debts</description>
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<title>More Americans acquiring medical infections</title>
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<description>CR Poll:  18 percent say they or a family member have acquired a dangerous infection </description>
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<title>Obama picks Hamburg, Sharfstein for FDA</title>
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<description>The nominations would mean the FDA will have the leadership it needs as it faces huge challenges</description>
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<title>Supreme Ct. ruling  in Wyeth vs. Levine applauded</title>
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<description>The decision enhances the ability of consumers to hold drug companies financially responsible for injuries 
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<title>Comments on ethical and practical issues regarding commercial support of continuing medical education</title>
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<description>Physicians have a unique responsibility to patients as professionals that includes not only clinical responsibilities but fiduciary responsibilities.</description>
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<title>Study shows some MRSA infections drop by 50%</title>
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<description>Hospitals can make progress curbing infections, but more work is needed to protect patients</description>
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<title>FTC urged to review Pfizer-Wyeth merger</title>
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