October 13, 2015. The National Center for Health Research supports Keeping Babies Safe’s (KBS) petition that requests a ban on supplemental mattresses for play yards with non-rigid sides. These mattresses present an unreasonable risk of injury or death (suffocation) to infants and toddlers.
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Writing to Policy Makers
Elected officials at all levels are responsible for representing the interests of their constituents. Write to your elected officials to make sure they hear from you!
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Elected officials at all levels are responsible for representing the interests of their constituents. Your elected officials must hear from you!
Read More »Concerns with the 21st Century Cures Act
This bill greatly benefits the pharmaceutical industry, medical device manufacturers, home health care companies and others. But by lowering standards for drugs and devices, it is likely to add billions to the cost of Medicare and all health programs without benefiting most patients.
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