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Definitive Outcomes Of Radiofrequency Ablation For Barrett's Esophagus Using The HALO Ablation System Reported At The Digestive Disease Week
Results from a number of clinical trials were presented during the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) in Chicago this week, revealing new outcomes data related to endoscopic radiofrequency ablation using the HALO ablation system for eradicating a pre-cancerous esophageal condition known as Barrett"s esophagus. Among them, reports included durability outcomes from a randomized sham-controlled trial, safety and efficacy outcomes from a large U.S. registry of 429 patients, a randomized trial comparing ablation to endoscopic resection, and the largest European series to date in patients with high-grade dysplasia and early cancer.
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House To Consider Amendment To HHS Bill To Limit Funding To Planned Parenthood Clinics
The House on Friday is expected to pass its fiscal year 2010 Labor-HHS-Education spending bill (HB 3293) after considering several Republican amendments addressing the bill"s price tag and certain policy priorities, CQ Today reports. The bill would appropriate $730.5 billion, making it the largest of the 12 annual appropriations bills. A vote is expected on a GOP amendment, offered by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), to prohibit family planning funding through the Title X program to Planned Parenthood clinics. Other expected amendments will seek to ban NIH from funding grants to research the HIV/AIDS risks associated with alcohol and substance abuse among sex workers in Asia and to strip language that would lift the ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs (Wolfe, CQ Today, 7/23).In related news, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday said the Senate would not vote on a health care reform bill until after Congress returns from its August recess, the New York Times reports (Herszenhorn/Zeleny, New York Times, 7/24).
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Drug Benefit Case Studies Needed

A well-crafted case study is a powerful educational and marketing tool. The Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute"s (PBMI) 15th Anniversary Drug Benefit Conference offers industry experts an opportunity to present case studies that showcase solutions to critical drug benefit challenges. Speaker proposals will be accepted until August 14, 2009 for the conference to be held February 17-19, 2010 in Phoenix. "PBMI has a long-standing reputation for educating the industry on the best approaches for managing the drug benefit," says Dana H. Felthouse, MBA, president of PBMI. "We want conference proposals that educate employers, health plans, union groups, and third-party administrators. These stakeholders say they benefit most from case studies that show how other purchasers are overcoming challenges similar to their own." Proposals for presentations that provide insight on drug benefit trends also are welcome. Speakers are needed for general sessions and breakout sessions in three tracks: HR Perspectives, Managed Care Pharmacy Perspectives, and Industry Trends. Conference attendees typically include human re generalists as well as benefits specialists and managed care pharmacy professionals. Some attendees want to know more about the fundamentals of pharmacy benefit management while others want more technical information. PBMI will offer sessions that meet both needs. The conference will offer 12 continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credits as well as continuing education credit for human re professionals. Prospective speakers should submit proposals at http://pbmi.com/SpeakerPresentation.asp. All speakers will receive free registration to the 2-day conference. The Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute provides research, continuing education and Web res that help health care benefit executives work effectively with pharmacy benefit managers to improve the design and management of drug benefit programs. Learn more at http://www.pbmi.com. To view this press release and other PBMI news, please visit http://www.pbmi.com/news-releases.asp. Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute


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