60 Minutes: Big Pharma wrote the Medicare prescription drug bill

A recent study by the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University has found that the risk of acquiring diabetes is much greater in people that suffer from depression. The study states that adults who report suffering from higher levels of depression symptoms are more likely to acquire diabetes over time than individuals who report fewer symptoms of depression. On April 1, CBS will air a “60 Minutes” expose on the impact of the drug lobby on Congress. CBS spoke with Congressmen Walter Jones, Dan Burton and others about the legislative session that voted the Medicare prescription drug bill into law. An excerpt: “I’ve been in politics for 22 years and it was the ugliest night I have ever seen in 22 years,” says Jones of efforts by Republican Congres View the rest of this article