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9/19/2007
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The House today passed significant reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s drug safety review system. Part of a comprehensive FDA bill, the bill was a compromise between Senate and House legislation that passed overwhelmingly earlier this year. The bill, which includes strong consumer protections, will be voted on in the Senate tomorrow. | |
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7/21/2005
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Denver Colorado, in response to the state legislature’s recent rejection of the Smoke Free bill, which makes all workplaces including bars and restaurants smoke free, CoPIRG, has launched a local grassroots campaign in Denver to protect our citizens from second hand smoke. | |
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7/19/2006
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Uninsured Coloradans Paying Nearly Twice As Much As They Should | |
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7/13/2003
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Uninsured consumers in Denver, Colorado are charged much higher prices for prescription drugs than the best available market prices, according to a survey released today by CoPIRG. | |
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5/23/2006
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As the Senate now takes up consideration for its own version of the National Uniformity for Food Act (H.R. 4167), which would preempt more than 200 food safety and right-to-know laws, CoPIRG released a new report today documenting the importance of state food safety laws. | |
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4/7/2006
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Under a bill approved by the Colorado House today, hospitals in the state would be required to report how many of their patients acquire certain infections during treatment. | |
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4/26/2006
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The Senate passed a bill 25-10 to allow Colorado to join a multi-state prescription drug purchasing pool, SB-001 by Senator Hagedorn and Rep. Madden. | |
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3/17/2006
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Bill Headed to Governor Owens for Signature
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2/27/2006
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Statement by Rex Wilmouth Director of CoPIRG
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11/3/2004
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CoPIRG Celebrates Increase in Health Care Funding | |
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11/19/2003
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Irradiated foods present a danger to Colorado's consumers, school children, and local ranchers according to "A Dangerous Deal: How Irradiated Foods Put Colorado Consumers at Risk", a report released today by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) and Public Citizen. | |
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10/29/2002
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Despite a 1998 multi-state tobacco settlement banning tobacco companies from marketing directed toward children and banning payments to place tobacco products in films, tobacco use in the most popular youth-oriented movies has increased by 50 percent, according to Tobacco At The Movies, a new CoPIRG report released today.` | |
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10/21/2004
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Uninsured consumers in Denver are charged 77 percent more for prescription drugs than the best available market prices, according to a survey released today by CoPIRG. | |
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1/31/2007
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Today Governor Ritter signed an executive order to allow Colorado to establish a preferred drug list and to then join a multi-state prescription drug purchasing pool. | |
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1/23/2006
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In response to alarming new evidence of the high rate of hospital-acquired infections in the U.S., the Health and Human Services committee in the Colorado House of Representatives approved a new consumer protection. | |
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1/23/2001
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Coalition to Announce Support for Colorado Rx Drug "Fair Pricing Act" | |
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1/18/2006
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Health Advocacy Organizations Applaud Bipartisan Support of Statewide Smoke-Free Legislation | |