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Congressional leaders spoke to reporters about managed health care legislation being considered by the House of Representatives. At issue were concerns about an individual’s ability to sue h…

The committee met to set guidelines and amendments for the August 2 debate on managed health care legislation. The four authors of the bill testified about the issues.

The co-sponsors of Managed Health Care Legislation held a rally on the Capitol steps. Included among the speakers were: Senator Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota), Senator John McCain (R-Arizona)…

Following a speech in which President George W. Bush opposed legislation creating a patients' bill of rights, senators spoke to reporters about the legislation and stressed that the bill had…

Senators and Representatives talked to reporters about the bipartisan Patient Protection Act. They focused on the medical protection that the bill would provide patients and doctors in deter…

Committee members hear testimony on H.R. 5122, the Patient Protection Act of 2000. The bill would open the National Practitioners Databank, which contains the disciplinary and medical malpra…

Participants testified about the availability and safety of blood in America’s hospitals and care centers. They focused on the need for a fresh and ample supply of blood and how the need for…

The National Medicare Commission met to discuss the commission agenda and timetable and made opening statements about what the commission hopes to accomplish.