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Boston Scientific's Urology/Gynecology Products Featured In Studies At International Urogynecological Association Annual Meeting
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced that results from nine studies involving the Company"s Urology/Gynecology products will be presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA). Presentations will feature Boston Scientific"s pelvic floor reconstruction systems and mid-urethral sling systems used to treat pelvic floor prolapse and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The Company will also sponsor a symposium highlighting long-term registry data comparing the benefits of experienced-based versus evidence-based outcomes for patients treated with mid-urethral slings. The IUGA Congress will be held June 16-20 at the Villa Erba Conference Center in Como, Italy.
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Centocor Ortho Biotech Statement On The FDA ODAC Opinion Regarding Trabectedin For Relapsed Ovarian Cancer
Based on the data presented, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) recommended that the combination of trabectedin when administered with DOXIL(R) (doxorubicin HCI liposome injection) did not provide a sufficient benefit-risk profile for the treatment of relapsed ovarian cancer.
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FDA: New Public Health Regulation To Improve Egg Safety And Reduce Salmonella Illnesses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a regulation expected to prevent each year 79,000 cases of foodborne illness and 30 deaths caused by consumption of eggs contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella enteritidis.
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BCBS Increases Rates For Individuals In Michigan, Pennsylvania

The following summarizes news about BlueCross BlueShield Association plans increasing rates in Michigan and Pennsylvania. *Michigan: State Attorney General Mike Cox (R) on Thursday filed a petition to stop a proposed rate increase by the not-for-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for more than 400,000 individual policyholders, the Detroit Free Press reports. The average proposed rate hikes would be 56% for non-elderly Michigan residents buying their own insurance; 42% for policyholders with group conversions; and 31% for seniors with Medigap policies. According to BCBS, the rate increases are necessary to counter the growing losses the insurer is experiencing in the individual policy market (Anstett, Detroit Free Press, 5/21). Michigan"s Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation has 30 days from June 2 to schedule a hearing on the petition (Rogers, Detroit News, 5/22). *Pennsylvania: Not-for-profit Independence Blue Cross is seeking to increase rates by 20% to 58% for individuals and families who buy individual health plans, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Von Bergen, Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/22). Under the proposal currently before the state Insurance Department, about 30,000 Pennsylvanians would be affected by the increases, including 20,000 Nongroup Personal Choice policyholders; 10,000 Nongroup Special Care Hospital coverage subscribers; and 2,800 Nongroup Basic Blue Cross Hospital coverage policyholders (Warner, Philadelphia Daily News, 5/22). The insurer said the increases are necessary because it is paying out more in claims than it has earned through premiums. The rate increases will go into effect on July 1 if the Pennsylvania insurance commissioner takes no action (Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/22). Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/healthpolicy. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. © 2009 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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