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New Treatment Approach Gives Patients With Incurable Lung Cancer More Time Without Disease Progression Compared To Placebo
Results from a Phase III study presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida today show that patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received erlotinib (Tarceva®) as first-line maintenance treatment benefited from a significant (29%) improvement in the time they lived without the disease advancing, compared with those who received placebo1. Patients in the global multicentre SATURN trial, which included patients from the UK, received maintenance treatment with erlotinib if their cancer had not progressed on initial chemotherapy. The data showed a significant improvement in the length of time patients lived without their disease getting worse, and without the need for further chemotherapy. 1 The improvement was seen in both of the main types of NSCLC (squamous cell as well as non-squamous cell) and these results form the basis of a submission for regulatory approval of erlotinib to be used in the first-line maintenance setting. 1 Erlotinib is not currently licensed for first line maintenance treatment in NSCLC lung cancer in the UK.
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ACOG Endorses Full Equity For CNM(R) And CM(R) Reimbursement Under Medicare
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), the nation"s oldest women"s health organization, is pleased to announce that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has reaffirmed its support for equitable reimbursement for certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) within the Medicare program, a priority legislative initiative for ACNM members.
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San Mateo County, Calif., HIV/AIDS Services Could Be Impacted By Proposed State Budget Cuts, Official Says
A San Mateo County, Calif., program that provides in-home case management services for people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as other programs that assist people living with the virus, could be eliminated, forcing patients to obtain more expensive outpatient care, if proposed state budget cuts are approved, the San Francisco Examiner reports. John Conley, director of public health programs for San Mateo County, said case management services are alternatives to hospitalization or nursing facility care, which are more expensive. "Additionally, the state"s AIDS office will not allow municipalities to make reductions to case management activities or other requirements such as client/staff ratios, according to county officials," the Examiner reports. Conley said, the state is paying half the costs of the program, but the program is "becoming very, very expensive to run" (Koskey, 7/23).
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Michigan Retailers Free Rx Card Can Help Seniors

A free card from the Michigan Retailers Association can lift some of the weight of concern and worry for seniors buying expensive prescription drugs. Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) today is distributing information about its Michigan Retailers Free Rx Card discount prescription drug program to the more than 500 concerned seniors and advocates participating in Older Michiganians Day at the state Capitol. Michigan Retailers offers the discount program free of charge to members and nonmembers. It provides an easy way for individuals without health insurance or without prescription drug coverage to save 20-75 percent when buying prescription medications. The card can be used by anyone, not just seniors. But the card also helps seniors who are enrolled in the government"s Medicare Part D prescription program. When these individuals find themselves struggling in the "donut hole" -- the gap between the prescription drug expenses Medicare D covers -- the Rx card may be used to obtain a discount. Medicare D covers seniors" first $2,700 in drug expenses but not the next $1,650, as coverage doesn"t resume until an individual has spent $4,350. "The Rx card can be an important benefit for people in the donut hole because they are without any prescription coverage," explained James P. Hallan, MRA president and CEO. "Prescription drugs can be pricey, whether you have insurance or not," Hallan added. "Anyone without prescription coverage can benefit from the card, as well as people whose insurance fails to cover a specific prescription." More than 50,000 pharmacies across the nation accept the Rx card, making the discounts easily accessible for individuals. To learn more about the Rx card, including local participating pharmacies and how to download the card for free, visit MRA"s website at http://www.retailers.com Michigan Retailers Association


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