Mar 23 Watch Seeing Red Medicare trustees reported that unless major changes are made to the entitlement program, it will face insolvency by 2019, seven years earlier than previously projected. Gwen Ifill discusses the bleak new forecast with former Medicare trustee Marilyn Moon and Dan… Continue watching
Mar 22 FDA Backs Stronger Warnings for Some Antidepressants People on certain popular antidepressants should be monitored for signs of suicidal thoughts, the government warned Monday as it asked pharmaceutical companies to highlight a suicide warning on the labels of ten drugs. Continue reading
Mar 19 New Fish Guidelines Issued, Prompted by Mercury Concerns Worries that the mercury in certain fish could harm young children prompted the government Friday to issue new guidelines for eating fish. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch The Politics of Medicare It's been just over three months since President Bush signed the new Medicare law. But in that time, a series of controversies has erupted as Republicans and Democrats seek political advantage in an election year. Susan Dentzer examines the growing… Continue watching
Mar 17 White House Backs Probe Into Medicare Cost Dispute The White House Wednesday endorsed Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson's call for a probe into whether Medicare's chief actuary was pressured to suppress his cost estimates of the 2003 Medicare bill. Continue reading
Mar 12 Senate Approves McClellan As New Medicare Chief The Senate approved FDA chief Mark McClellan's nomination to head Medicare on Friday, after the vote was delayed over concerns about his opposition to legalizing the importation of prescription drugs. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch Importing Drugs The federal government has said it is opposed to the importing of cheaper prescription drugs because it cannot guarantee the safety of drugs produced in another country. As the debate over importing prescription drugs into the United States continues, Susan… Continue watching
Mar 11 FDA Chief McClellan Testifies on Drug Importation Concerns The Food and Drug Administration commissioner and White House nominee to run Medicare, Mark McClellan, reiterated his concerns about drug importation during a contentious Senate hearing Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Extended Interview: Hank McKinnell Pfizer CEO Hank McKinnell talks to Susan Dentzer about his concern that legalizing drug importation from Canada could expose U.S. consumers to counterfeit drugs. He also talks about the importance of making sure other countries pay a fair price for… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Mark Mcclellan Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Mark McClellan talks to Susan Dentzer about the risks of buying pharmaceuticals from Canadian Internet pharmacies and the challenges of trying to prevent unsafe drugs from reaching U.S. consumers. Continue watching