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The Small Business Dilemma

One crucial test of any health reform proposal is whether it offers a better deal to American small businesses. But the key Washington lobbies who claim to represent small businesses have been historically aligned with the political interests most opposed to reform. To more accurately reflect the diversity of views of small businesses on health care, the Florida Public Interest Research Group Education Fund has let small business owners to speak for themselves.

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News Release | Florida PIRG | Health Care

New Florida PIRG Study: “Comparative Effectiveness Research” in Health Care Cuts Costs, Improves Services

A new study shows that Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) can help doctors provide more effective care while cutting the skyrocketing cost of health care.

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Report | Florida PIRG Education Fund | Health Care

The Facts About Comparative Effectiveness Research

As Congressional and public debate over health care reform grows more intense, comparative effectiveness research (CER) has emerged as an unlikely flashpoint of controversy.

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News Release | Florida PIRG | Consumer Protection

Statement by Brad Ashwell in Response to Gov. Crist’s Veto of SB 1171 - A Bill Designed to Eliminate Insurance Rate Regulation

“Today Governor Crist sided with consumers by standing up to the insurance industry and vetoing legislation that would have allowed the largest companies to charge excessive rates without any state oversight.”

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Report | U.S. PIRG | Health Care

Putting America Back to Work

The Florida Public Interest Research Group Brief, entitled Health Reform and the Economy, finds that proposals to tame health care costs could allow the creation of 113,660 Florida jobs over a five year period without inflationary effects, and yield stronger economic growth over the long term.

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News Release | Florida PIRG | Consumer Protection

New Report Links Toxic Pollution with Health Hazards as EPA Acts to Restrict Pollution Data

Exposure to dangerous toxic pollution from industrial facilities threatens communities all across Florida, according to a new report. The report, Toxic Pollution and Health, uses information from the federal Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) to analyze toxic pollution linked to serious health problems such as cancer, birth defects or neurological damage. Due to a recent EPA action restricting the public’s right to know, today’s report may provide one of the last complete pictures of toxic pollution in Florida.

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News Release | Florida PIRG | Consumer Protection

House Fails to Strengthen Weak Chemical Security Program

The House today failed to strengthen a weak chemical security program crafted behind closed doors and attached to the Homeland Security funding bill. The vote came on a procedural motion to limit debate and amendments to the funding bill and effectively prevented consideration of an amendment by Representative Sabo (MN) to dramatically improve the underlying chemical security provisions.

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News Release | Florida PIRG | Consumer Protection

Taxpayers Pay To Clean Up After Polluters At Nation's Toxic Waste Sites

American taxpayers will pay more than $1.2 billion to clean up after polluters at Superfund toxic waste sites across the country in 2006, according to a new analysis released today by the Florida Public Interest Research Group. This marks the 11th year that taxpayers will pay to protect the health of the one in four Americans living within four miles of a Superfund site instead of polluters, as the program intended.

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