Ceremonies were held in recognition of the Centennial Meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA). Retrospective videos were also shown. Then current and former governors participated in discussions of the…
533 viewsMike Leavitt, Stephen Johnson, and Nancy Nord conducted a media briefing to discuss a new paper published today by the members of the interagency Working Group on Import Safety. The paper…
120 viewsCabinet officials testified at a hearing about the ability of hospitals and medical facilities to respond to large-scale disasters. Among the issues they addressed were emergency operations…
144 viewsMike Leavitt talked current Medicare & Medicaid programs, funding for those programs, availability of electronic medical information, as well as other issues. HR 5613, which would block seven of…
100 viewsSecretary Michael Leavitt announced the launch of the Hospital Quality Alliance web site, Hospital Compare, which allows consumers to access data on patient satisfaction for nearly all…
86 viewsCabinet secretaries and Commissioner Astrue announced that the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees met today to complete their annual financial review of the programs and to transmit…
76 viewsSecretary Leavitt testified about the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. The focus was on funding for Medicare, Medicaid, and the State…
116 viewsSecretary Mike Leavitt talked about President Bush’s proposal to rein in the costs of Medicaid and Medicaid, the nation’s largest entitlement programs, by $196 billion over the next five…
71 viewsSecretary Leavitt and other department officials talked with reporters about the administration’s proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. The secretary…
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