Episode 127: MS Activism with California Assemblymember Jim Wood
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This past year, a bill was introduced in the California State Assembly that would create more transparency among pharmaceutical companies and make more lower-cost generic drugs available to Californians by making it easier for the California Attorney General to prosecute pharmaceutical companies for so-called “pay for delay” deals.
MS Activists in California talked to our state legislators, asking them to support this bill, known as AB 824, and on January 1st, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 824 into law. My guest is the author of AB 824, California Assemblymember Jim Wood. We're talking with Assemblymember Wood about what it was like to guide a bill that the pharmaceutical industry came out against through the state legislature and see it signed into law.
We'll share results of a new study that shows that undiagnosed and under-diagnosed depression is a serious problem that negatively impacts the quality of life among many older adults living with MS.
We'll tell you about a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that leaves the fate of the Affordable Care Act in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court — and what that means for people living with MS.
And we'll tell you about Dr. Francisco Quintana, this year's recipient of the Barancik Prize for exceptional innovation and originality in MS research.
We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!
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Where I'm Going to Be This Month :22
Can You Help Me Out? 2:14
Barancik Prize Awarded to Dr. Francisco Quintana 5:25
Untreated Depression Negatively Impacts Older Adults Living with MS 7:21
Judge Hands FDA a Loss on Stem Cell Clinics 10:59
Appeals Court Won't Review Affordable Care Act Decision 13:17
My Interview with California Assemblymember Jim Wood 17:20
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