On The Hill In Brief
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
OTCs in drug education bill: Senate Democrats introduce legislation to educate physicians and other health care providers about the safety, effectiveness and costs of prescription, nonprescription and non-drug interventions. Senators Herb Kohl, Wis., Dick Durbin, Ill., Ted Kennedy, Mass. and Bob Casey, Pa., propose funding Agency for Health Care Research and Quality grants for researchers to develop the educational materials and for trained medical professionals to distribute the information. The legislation had not been assigned a bill number through Aug. 1...