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The Social Life of Health Information

A new Pew Internet/CHCF national survey finds the Internet has joined doctors and family members as one of the top three ways people search for answer to their health care questions.

Evaluating One-e-App

CHCF and The California Endowment funded the development of One-e-App, a Web-based program that enables users to apply for multiple public insurance programs at once. Read a business case assessment by The Lewin Group.

Privacy, Security, and the Stimulus Bill

The recently enacted economic stimulus legislation includes a number of improvements to federal health privacy law. This brief looks at issues of privacy and security in the wake of ARRA.

Chronic Disease Care

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Oklahoma Governor Pushes Bill To Create Rx Drug Web Site

Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry (D) is urging state lawmakers to approve a bill (SB 1712) that would create a Web site to let consumers compare retail prices for the 150 most-prescribed prescription drugs in the state, Government Technology reports.

The bill, authored by state Sen. Andrew Rice (D), would require all Oklahoma pharmacies to routinely submit retail price information to the Web site, which would be administered by the Oklahoma Department of Health.

Henry said similar Web sites in other states have encouraged pharmacies to reduce prices, translating into significant savings for consumers (Government Technology, 1/29).



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