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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Wayners who wrote (16454)	7/30/2009 5:06:46 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

Not any longer, Wayne. At least... not in the proposed bill that is working through the House right now. That feature was AMENDED out of the bill today: U.S. House panel limits comparative medical studies Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:13pm EDT By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panel of U.S. lawmakers voted on Thursday to prohibit the federal government from "denying or rationing" medical care based on studies comparing medical drugs and devices. The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Republican-sponsored amendment, despite objections from Democrats. It is a potential win for drug and medical device makers, which argue that such comparison studies could favor cheaper treatments.... reuters.com (The two different bills that are working in the Senate though... who knows what's in them right now. Not me. They aren't anywhere even close to final form.)