April 18, 2013. NRC strongly supports the FDA’s proposed order to require that metal on metal hips be approved through the premarket approval (PMA) process, which requires more rigorous testing of the devices than the current 510(k) process.
Read More »We’re Speaking Out on Health Issues
NCHR scientists and health policy experts provide written and oral statements on a wide range of topics.
Here are many of the ways we have been Speaking Out on Health Policy Issues for the last few years. Whether the topic is legislation intended to cure diseases, proposed bans on BPA or other chemicals that disrupt your hormones, the importance of including women, people of color, and patients over 65 in clinical trials, or many other topics, you’ll gain a better understanding of our evidence-based analyses by reading these letters, statements, and testimony.
Here are the ways we have been Speaking out on Medical Treatments and Products, such as prescription drugs and medical devices that the FDA is considering approving, or is considering taking off the market because of serious risks. Whether the topic is Chantix, Addyi, Yaz, Essure, or medical products you’ve never heard of, you can find out more about what is known and not known about the safety and effectiveness of a wide range of products by looking through this section of our website.
Letter to Key U.S. Senators in Support of Funding for the Affordable Care Act
April 2, 2013. Members of the Patient, Consumer, and Public Health Coalition are very supportive of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). We were extremely disappointed that the Hatch-Klobuchar amendment (S. Amdt. 297 to S. Con. Res. 8) to repeal the 2.3% excise tax on medical devices was overwhelmingly supported. Thank you very much for your important vote against the amendment.
Read More »Letter in Support of the Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act
April 2, 2013. Letter to Representatives Henry Waxman and Louise Slaughter supporting the DATA act, which would require better reporting of how antibiotics are used in animals raised for food. This information is critical to understanding how antibiotic resistant bacteria in food animals affects human health.
Read More »Letter to Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro in Support of the “Healthy Families Act”
March 20, 2013. We strongly support the “Healthy Families Act.” Thank you for sponsoring this important legislation, which would create a national standard for paid sick days.
Read More »Letter to Senator Tom Harkin in Support of the “Healthy Families Act”
March 12, 2013. We strongly support the “Healthy Families Act.” Thank you for sponsoring this important legislation, which would create a national standard for paid sick days.
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