Health Care News: Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes 'Price Transparency' Bill For Pharmacies, Hospitals Pennsylvania state Rep. Todd Eachus (D) on Monday proposed a bill that would require pharmacies in the state to submit retail prices for the 150 most popular prescription drugs and their generic equivalents to the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The bill is part of Gov. Limited View Of Pharmaceutical Company Payments To Physicians Provided By Disclosure Laws Laws in two states requiring disclosure of pharmaceutical company payments to physicians do not provide the public with easy access to payment information and are of limited quality when accessed, according to a study in JAMA.Interactions between the pharmaceutical industry and health care professionals often involve payments, including cash, gift certificates, meals, textbooks or conference fees. States seek to extend health care U.S. states want to provide health care coverage for the uninsured, but daunting costs could derail or shrink some of their plans. Judge says J&J patent in effect through '08 Health-care giant Johnson & Johnson Inc. said that a federal judge on Thursday barred Mylan Laboratories Inc. Johnson & Johnson gets permanent injunction on Topamax NEWARK, N.J. _ Health care giant Johnson & Johnson Inc. said that a federal judge on Thursday barred Mylan Laboratories Inc.