"Health & Medical News"

The NAACP, National Urban League and other groups called on Congress to end the federal ban on funding needle-exchange programs, saying that the harm-reduction strategy has been proven to prevent HIV/AIDS, the Associated Press reported Feb. 6.

The plea was made in coordination with the Harm Reduction Coalition and in conjunction with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Federal funding for needle exchanges have been banned for 20 years, although most states fund the programs.

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Washington — The Dept. of Health and Human Services is appealing a court order that it release Medicare physician claims data to a consumer group.

The HHS appeal in late October blocks for now a plan by Consumers’ Checkbook/Center for the Study of Services to use the claims data to provide patients with more detailed information about the quality of physician care. The nonprofit organization had planned, as a first step, to create a free online public resource listing how many times in one year individual physicians had performed certain Medicare procedures in the District of Columbia and the four states covered by the order: Illinois, Maryland, Virginia and Washington.

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From:
The Walsh Group
6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20817
Tel: 301-571-9494 | Fax: 301-571-2417 | Email
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Mutual-aid support groups play a vital role in substance abuse treatment in the United States.

In 2005, The Walsh Group conducted a national survey of participants in mutual-aid support groups for addiction to identify key differences between participants in various recovery groups. Extensive data was collected from survey respondents on many aspects of recovery.

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From:
The Walsh Group
6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20817
Tel: 301-571-9494 | Fax: 301-571-2417 | Email
www.walshgroup.org

Mutual-aid support groups play a vital role in substance abuse treatment in the United States.

In 2005, The Walsh Group conducted a national survey of participants in mutual-aid support groups for addiction to identify key differences between participants in various recovery groups. Extensive data was collected from survey respondents on many aspects of recovery.

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Drug trafficking funds 18 of the 42 groups considered terrorist organizations by the U.S. government, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says.

The AFP reported Sept. 9 that DEA chief of operations Michael Braun said that terrorist groups turn to drug revenues because most states have ceased funding their activities, and because drug trafficking is so profitable.

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Statement of CALPIRG Health Care Advocate Emily Clayton on the prescription drug discount agreement

“CALPIRG is pleased to join a broad coalition of organizations representing consumers, seniors, working families and communities of color in supporting SB 1702 and AB 2911 by Senator Perata and Speaker N??ez. This legislation is a crucial step forward in the ongoing fight to bring affordable medicine to all Californians.

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