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Secretary Thompson and Mr. McClellan spoke to reporters about the decision to ban the dietary supplement Ephedra. They talked about the guidelines they used in reaching the decision and abou…

Following a meeting at the White House with President George W. Bush, Health & Human Services Secretary, Tommy Thompson and John Walters, Director of the National Drug Control Policy, spoke …

Dr. Gerberding and Secretary Thompson spoke to reporters about an unusually widespread outbreak of influenza and the shortage of vaccine for the flu. Following their remarks they answered qu…

Senate leaders and others celebrated a vote to invoke cloture on the Medicare bill and anticipated its quick passage. After their remarks there were a few questions from reporters.

Secretary Tommy Thompson talked about Medicare reform legislation and providing prescription drug benefits under the program. He also talked about the need for the reforms and how compromise…

Following a meeting with President George W. Bush, Congressional leaders spoke to reporters about Medicare reform legislation that provided prescription drug coverage. Following their remark…

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and other leaders in the nation’s health care industry talked about a national initiative to improve the quality of home health care. They …

President Bush spoke to reporters and others about Medicare reform and providing prescription drug benefits to recipients of Medicare. Following brief remarks he answered questions from repo…

Officials talked about the safety of the U.S. food supply, focusing on actions designed to protect the food supply from terrorism. Two new rules were announced: food importers must give the …

Following a meeting with President George W. Bush on Medicare legislation, Secretary Thompson and House-Senate conference committee members spoke briefly with reporters about the meeting. Th…

On August 13th, 14th, and 15th, administration officials traveled to cities in the Midwest to promote President George W. Bush’s Medicare plan. They visited hospitals and healthcare centers …

President Bush talked about the Medicare program on the 38th anniversary of the legislation. He also talked about proposed reforms to Medicare being considered in Congress.

Secretary Tommy Thompson and Mark McClellan spoke to reporters about efforts to keep food supplies safe and inspecting food imports and manufacturing plants. Following their remarks they ans…

Secretary Thompson and other health officials talked about steps being taken to implement a national health care information system. The system would allow better communication within the me…

Secretary Tommy Thompson, Health and Human Services Secretary, spoke about juvenile diabetes, research into the disease, and living with diabetes. Following his remarks they answered questio…

Secretary Tommy Thompson and Mark McClellan talked about new rules to improve access to cheaper generic drugs and accelerating the process by which they are approved. Following their remarks…

Secretary Thompson spoke about Bush administration plans to modernize the Medicare system. Among the issues he addressed were expanding health benefits, assisting low-income families, prescr…

At a prayer breakfast, President Bush and others spoke a variety of issues including faith, citizenship, and minority issues.

Health and Human Secretary Tommy Thompson led a tour of the command center at the department during a drill to test emergency responses to a simulated terrorist attacks.