[Vision2020] America's Health Care is a National Disgrace

[Paul Rumelhart]

Saundra Lund wrote:

>Other much needed reforms in the area of health care:
>
>"Require all clinical trials be made public to prevent drug companies from
>downplaying negative results.
>
>Fix the "doughnut hole" coverage gap in Medicare's prescription-drug
>program, which puts a heavy financial burden on consumers.  Remove the ban
>preventing price negotiations with drug companies.
>
>Publicize rates of hospital-acquired infections and fund comparisons of
>prescription drugs to help consumers make more informed decisions."
>Source:  Consumer Reports, February 2007.
>

Also, how about regulating how pharmaceutical companies can advertise?  
I think it's amazing that people actually try to badger their doctors to 
into letting them take specific prescription medicines they see 
advertised on TV even when they don't need it medically.

Paul