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Health agencies again sound alarm on flu pandemic
January 25, 2007 Describing an influenza pandemic as "inevitable," officials from the Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health and Health and Human Services Department warned the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Wednesday about the dangers of such an occurrence and described their efforts to develop diagnostic tests, therapies and vaccines in the ...
Senator accuses FDA nominee of withholding information
December 1, 2006 Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, is accusing acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach of failing to defer to congressional oversight, further complicating his bid to head the agency. This latest confrontation was prompted by von Eschenbach's written responses to questions submitted by Grassley during a Senate ...
Freshman Democrats include anti-terrorism expert
November 10, 2006 The freshman class of the 110th Congress will include several Democrats with significant military experience, including one of the highest-ranking military officers ever to run for the House. The small influx of members with military credentials could give Democrats added clout during anticipated floor debates on the war in Iraq. ...
House committee approves biodefense measure
September 21, 2006 The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday passed legislation to promote countermeasures to bioterrorism and other public health threats. The Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006 (H.R. 5533), expands on Project BioShield, which was signed into law two years ago. The bill establishes a point ...
Subcommittee advances electronic health records bill
September 14, 2006 The House Government Reform Federal Workforce Subcommittee on Wednesday referred legislation to the full committee that would require insurance carriers covering federal employees and their families to create electronic health records for each beneficiary. The Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006 (H.R. 4859), which passed by voice vote, ...
Panel questions administration on Medicare data errors
September 8, 2006 In a closed meeting, members of the Senate Finance Committee Thursday questioned Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mark McClellan and Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart on data-processing errors affecting Medicare beneficiaries who opted to have premiums deducted directly from Social Security checks. The option was offered ...
Senate panel OKs bill to establish Justice cold case offices
August 4, 2006 The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday to establish two offices at the FBI and Justice Department to investigate and prosecute unsolved civil rights-era murder cases. The bill, which passed by voice vote, was amended to authorize the inspectors general at federal law enforcement agencies to assign staff to investigate ...
