AHLA's Health Lawyers Weekly (12 Jan 07)

From the January 12 issue of Health Lawyers Weekly (reprinted with AHLA's permission):

Top Stories

• House Passes Bill Requiring Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation; Bush Threatens Veto
  President George W. Bush has threatened to veto a bipartisan bill that would require the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices on behalf of Medicare. The House passed the bill January 12 by a vote of 255 to 170. Full Story
• House Clears Stem Cell Bill
  As expected, the House passed January 11 a bill aimed at expanding research opportunities on embryonic stem cells. The measure cleared the House by a 253-174 margin, short of the two-thirds majority needed to override a presedential veto. Full Story

Articles & Analyses

• Department Of Justice Revises Policies On Waiver Of The Attorney-Client Privilege In Corporate Fraud InvestigationsBy Joseph Burby, Jennifer Odom, and Kenneth Schwartz, Powell Goldstein LLP

. . . and many news items of note.