Health Policy Digest - April 15, 2008

April 15, 2008

MED MIX-UPS HURT 1 IN 15 KIDS

There are 11 drug-related harmful events for every 100 hospitalized children, according to study...

PEDIATRICS/USA TODAY

CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS GET MORE CARE, LESS QUALITY

There are staggering variations in the number of services that patients with severe chronic disease receive at the end of life, depending on the hospital, region or state, say researchers...

DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE

WHY YOU CAN'T TELL WHERE YOUR MEDICATION WAS MADE

Bananas come with little stickers listing their country of origin, so why not pharmaceuticals?...

WALL STREET JOURNAL

CELEBRITY MEDICAL RECORDS HACKED: ARE YOU AT RISK?

Essentially, all medical records are up for sale to large corporations, research facilities and drug companies, says Dr. Deborah Peel...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS/PATIENT PRIVACY RIGHTS/FOX NEWS

ROMNEYCARE UNDER STRAIN

RomneyCare has done exceedingly little to correct American health care's excess costs compared to other advanced economies, say observers...

WASHINGTON TIMES