{"id":13337,"date":"2018-06-27T17:24:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T17:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freetochoosemedicine.com\/?page_id=13337"},"modified":"2020-04-01T17:24:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:24:47","slug":"op-eds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freetochoosemedicine.com\/?page_id=13337","title":{"rendered":"Op-Eds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][section_header use_decoration=&#8221;1&#8243; layout_type=&#8221;section-heading-underlined&#8221; main_heading=&#8221;Publications&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1548780856393{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/econjwatch.org\/articles\/science-on-fda-liberalization-a-response-to-the-status-quo-process-for-medical-treatments\">Science on FDA Liberalization: A Response to the Status Quo Process for Medical Treatments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartland.org\/publications-resources\/publications\/a-modern-system-for-approving-the-cures-of-the-future\">A Modern System for Approving the Cures of The Future<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartland.org\/publications-resources\/publications\/how-extending-the-aids-drug-access-model-to-other-diseases-would-save-lives\">How Extending The AIDS Drug Access Model to Other Diseases Would Save Lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartland.org\/publications-resources\/publications\/free-to-choose-medicine-in-japan-a-model-for-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Free To Choose Medicine in Japan: A Model for America<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An early version of FTCM was distributed in a Japanese booklet and played a role in Japan\u2019s passage of legislation in 2013 that implemented FTCM principles for regenerative medicine drugs. A Forbes op-ed (December 1, 2015) with the economist Vernon Smith, \u201cGive the FDA Some Competition with Free To Choose Medicine,\u201d click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/realspin\/2015\/12\/01\/give-the-fda-some-competition-with-free-to-choose-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>, highlights the benefits from FTCM and the importance of Japan\u2019s market-based approach. For more information on this topic, click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2015\/12\/a-dual-track-drug-approval-process.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][section_header use_decoration=&#8221;1&#8243; layout_type=&#8221;section-heading-underlined&#8221; main_heading=&#8221;Publications&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1548780856393{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Science on FDA Liberalization: A Response to the Status Quo Process for Medical Treatments A Modern System for Approving the Cures of The Future How Extending The AIDS Drug Access Model to Other Diseases Would Save Lives Free To Choose Medicine in Japan: A Model for America An&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.6.1 - 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