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NHC in the News Archives

 

 

View PDF06-03-10— Drugmakers Seek Taxpayer Support for 'Personalized' Medicine. As published by Bloomberg Government.

 

Visit American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits 06-01-10— Myrl Weinberg commentary on the importance of improving patient access to effective new treatments— American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits

 

Visit Canadian Medical Association Journal05-27-10— Article on establishment of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) featuring commentary by NHC President Myrl Weinberg— Canadian Medical Association Journal

 

View PDF05-27-10— New US centre to boost comparative health research. As published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

 

Visit American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits05-01-10— Myrl Weinberg commentary on encouraging the development of new and better treatments for people living with chronic diseases— American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits

 

Visit Media Planet04-23-10— Special feature in the Wall Street Journal on clinical trials which includes an interview with NHC President Myrl Weinberg— Media Planet

 

Visit BioCentury04-12-10— Statement from the National Health Council on the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). The comments were also featured in an article appearing in BioCentury, The Bernstein Report. — BioCentury

 

Visit Epilepsy Foundation03-22-10— Statement by the Epilepsy Foundation on Passing Health Care Reform Legislation — Epilepsy Foundation

 

Visit American Chronicle02-09-10— Commentary: Do We Need National Health Standards? — American Chronicle

 

Visit American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits02-01-10— Myrl Weinberg commentary on molecular diagnostic tests and addressing the unmet needs of patients— American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits

 

Visit Actively Fused Blog01-20-10— Desperately Seeking a Patient-in-Chief? — Actively Fused Blog

 

Visit ASAE, Associations Now01-01-10— NHC President Myrl Weinberg commentary on Passionate Pragmatism for Advancing Social Change— ASAE, Associations Now

 

Visit American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits01-01-10— NHC President Myrl Weinberg commentary on translational research— American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits

 

Visit Change.org12-17-09— Article evaluating House and Senate health care legislation against the NHC's 5 Principles to Put Patients First — Change.org

 

Visit Physician11-03-09— Interview with NHC Director of Communications and Marketing Nancy Hughes about the NHC — Physician

 

Visit American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits11-01-09— NHC President Myrl Weinberg commentary on accessibility, cost, and need for new and better cures through biologics— American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits

 

View PDF10-26-09— NHC Responds to Time Magazine Article

 

Visit New England Healthcare Institute10-08-09— NEHI Member Spotlight: A Q&A with NHC President Myrl Weinberg— New England Healthcare Institute

 

Visit NonProfit Times10-01-09— Healthcare Reform At What Cost? As publshed in the— NonProfit Times

 

Visit American Chronicle09-07-09— Healthcare Reform: A Crash Course in Manufacturing Uncertainty, as published in the— American Chronicle