Health and Security
Ms. Laurie Garrett talked about threats to U.S. public health and national security posed by various epidemics around the globe. Among the topics they addressed were U.S. foreign relations p…
31 viewsMs. Laurie Garrett talked about threats to U.S. public health and national security posed by various epidemics around the globe. Among the topics they addressed were U.S. foreign relations p…
31 viewsThe panelists talked about the future of education and health care. Topics included decreasing availability of heath care, health insurance, standardized tests in schools, and the quality of…
83 viewsHealth care officials and lawmakers spoke about the state of the health care industry. Among the issues they addressed were the costs of medical care, health care insurance, hospital staffin…
110 viewsU.S. News and World Report hosted a forum on rising Hospital costs. A panel of medical professionals talked about rising medical expenses, managed care, hospital consolidation and the impact…
123 viewsAt a forum held in Baltimore at the Health Care Financing Administration, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and others discussed the delivery system for Medicare and Medicai…
74 viewsParticipants talked about ways to turn campaign promises into policy. Among the issues they addressed were setting priorities, building coalitions, and the potential agenda of a Bush adminis…
143 viewsScholars and political experts discussed a survey of voters' attitudes toward health care as an election issue. They also focused on the positions of presidential and congressional candidate…
52 viewsParticipants talked about a variety of plans to reform the health care system to drastically reduce the number of uninsured. The various plans included measures which would provide tax incen…
54 viewsAfter welcoming remarks by organizers, participants talked about the rising number of people without health insurance. Among the topics they addressed were employers' ability to offer health…
74 viewsParticipants talked about the need for health care reform and how to better insure Americans through either state or federal regulations. In his remarks Representative Dick Armey predicted t…
37 viewsHouse Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Bill Thomas (R-CA) and other participants discussed ways to provide health insurance for all Americans. They focused on how many low wage earne…
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