Italian reagent rental bill rejected:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Italian bill on reagent rental plans was narrowly defeated by the select affairs committee in the Social Affairs Commission of the Italian Parliament. It failed to gain approval by 16 votes to 15, with the PDS and Lega parties rejecting the text. A new rapporteur is being appointed to the committee before the bill is voted on again. Vittorio Lodolo D'Oria, the Forza Italia coalition party deputy who was instrumental in developing the law, had been the rapporteur. A spokesman for his office expressed optimism that the bill would be approved before the end of the year.