Open Congress : News Articles for S.48 Voting Integrity and Verification Act of 2009

Letters to the Editor

2009-08-08T20:00:00Z

...by know-nothing elected officials as Mann suggests. The truth is that the Vermont Medical Society supported the enactment of S.48, and Fletcher Allen Health Care, its affiliated physicians' groups and the UVM College of Medicine had banned free gifts an

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Vermont Enacts Sweeping Gift Ban; Affects Drug, Device, Biologics Manufacturers

2009-05-10T20:00:00Z

...of prescription drugs, medical devices and biological products. The gift ban includes food and free meals. The bill, S.48, mandates full disclosure of allowable gifts to physicians, health care organizations, non-profit groups and state-funded academic

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Drug Marketing Disclosures Show Nearly $3 Million In Payments To Vermont Prescribers

2009-04-15T20:00:00Z

...industry or a mere desire to avoid public scrutiny,” said Attorney General Sorrell. The Vermont legislature is considering a bill, S.48, which would eliminate the current practice of pharmaceutical manufacturers claiming that their payments to or on b

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