Last Thursday, in a press conference from Chicago, President-elect Obama’s announcement of former Senator Tom Daschle as designate for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was of little surprise. This has been speculated upon and anticipated for weeks since the election.
The announcement of more significance was the formation of the [...]
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Health and the 44th Presidential Administration (Part I)
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, Daschle, DHHS, health care system, health reform, Lambrew, Obama, policy, transition on December 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
HHS Will Be Shepherding Health Care Reform
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, Daschle, health care reform, health care system, Obama, policy, transition on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now, some may ask how, at this moment of economic challenge, we can afford to invest in reforming our health care system. Well, I ask a different question — I ask how we can afford not to.—President-elect, Barack Obama
Obama Names Daschle to Health Post
Posted in from The Hill, tagged Daschle, DHHS, health care reform, health care system, Obama, policy, transition, video on December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
UPDATE February 3, 2009: Former Senator Tom Daschle removed his name from further consideration for confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services amid criticism surrounding delayed payment of taxes in excess of $100,000.00 and the perception of ethical impropriety due to his former work with health care industry clients at the firm Alston [...]
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A Minute of Health with CDC- Step Away from the Cigarette November 10, 2009On November 19, the American Cancer Society will sponsor the 2009 Great American Smokeout. This podcast discusses how quitting smoking is the single best way for smokers to protect their health and the health of their family and friends.
- Step Away from the Cigarette November 10, 2009
- NYTimes: Health
- Patient Money: Path to Alternative Therapies Is Littered With Obstacles November 14, 2009Trying unconventional remedies is a bold move, let alone trying to get an insurer to cover the expense and knowing what pills to buy.
- F.D.A. Says It May Ban Alcoholic Drinks With Caffeine November 14, 2009The agency said it told nearly 30 manufacturers of the beverages that they needed to provide clear evidence of safety.
- Fragile Care Worsened Swine Flu in Ukraine November 14, 2009A frenzy for care in Ukraine has drawn attention from experts bracing for the epidemic to hit Europe, and especially the flimsy health care systems of countries of the former Soviet Union.
- Patient Money: Path to Alternative Therapies Is Littered With Obstacles November 14, 2009
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- WashingtonPost: Health
- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. November 13, 2009About 22 million Americans have become ill with pandemic H1N1 influenza in the past six months and 3,900 have died, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Study in D.C. looks at using HIV treatment to prevent AIDS November 13, 2009The National Institutes of Health and the D.C. Health Department are preparing to launch a study in the District with an ambitious goal: to determine whether aggressive treatment of every adult with HIV could eliminate AIDS.
- Insurance exchange may have loophole November 15, 2009Nobody wants to spend a lot of time, energy -- and taxpayer money -- and end up back where they started. But that's what could happen with one of the principal elements of health reform, the so-called exchange or gateway.
- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. November 13, 2009
- WSJ: Health
- Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks Are Dead. (Long Live … ) November 13, 2009The FDA may be cracking down on alcoholic energy drinks. But there's only so much the agency can do.
- Lilly Gets R&D Chief From Outside. Drugs to Follow? November 13, 2009The hiring is a sign that the Indianapolis drug maker wants to look beyond its own labs for new offerings even more than it's doing already.
- How Industry Spends $1 Billion a Year on Continuing Medical Ed. November 13, 2009Courses for doctors are big business.
- Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks Are Dead. (Long Live … ) November 13, 2009
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