The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs held a hearing to consider the Veterans Affairs Department’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. Senior VA o…
926 viewsVeterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin spoke at an event hosted by the organization AMVETS, or American Veterans, to announce a new joint effort with the VA in addressing mental health car…
1,307 viewsThe National Academy of Public Administration hosted a forum on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) 2017 “High Risk List” of federal agencies and programs it considers vulnerable to…
796 viewsA group of medical professionals talked about patient-centered research aimed at providing the best options for medical treatment. They spoke about some of the research being conducted, how …
323 viewsOfficials from the Veterans Affairs Department and the Mayo Clinic were among the witnesses at a hearing on efforts to curb opioid abuse by patients of Veterans Affairs health care facilitie…
996 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on the heavy reliance on medication by veterans and the possible adverse effects of opioid therapy, including the risk of suicide.
972 viewsSecretary Robert McDonald testified on the Department of Veterans Affairs' budget requests for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The proposed budget was $168.8 billion, including funding to expand…
975 viewsWitnesses testified at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA was requesting $168 billion in f…
2,616 viewsWitnesses testified at a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the overall state of the VA health care system and the findings of an investigation into the Phoenix, Arizona, VA medic…
1,726 viewsThe House Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) inspector general’s report on long wait times for health care and other concerns at the Phoeni…
686 viewsTwo officials from the Veterans Health Administration testified at a hearing on long wait times for care at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. Both Republican and Democr…
1,347 viewsHealth and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other officials spoke to reporters about her department’s fiscal year 2012 budget.
191 viewsPanelists talked about medical and health research. Topics included the national agenda issues; strategies for winning influence for science; and the complicated issues that influence public…
269 viewsWitnesses testified about accelerating the adoption of health information technology. The hearing provided an update and progress on the development technology use in the nation’s health-car…
151 viewsFederal research agency directors and private sector leaders discussed science and health issues of the 21st century. Topics included current medical research, the role of the federal govern…
198 viewsSecretary Leavitt and other health officials spoke to reporters about the proposed fiscal year 2007 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Medicare and the U.S. Centers for …
130 viewsPanelists discussed health policies in a number of different countries. The panelists participated in an international survey sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund. They discussed the ways that…
111 viewsDr. Clancy talked about healthcare in America. She said that, while healthcare in the U.S. was some of the best in the world, improvements were still needed to increase the quality of care a…
93 viewsMr. Gingrich moderated a panel discussion on transforming Medicare. Among the topics they addressed were simplifying the Medicare system, proposed reforms being considered in Congress, and p…
77 viewsSecretary 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…
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