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President Bill Clinton talked about his administration’s review of the proposed tobacco lawsuit settlement. He was joined by Vice President Al Gore, members of the Cabinet, lawmakers and hea…

President Bill Clinton announced new federal regulations for protecting patients' privacy.

President Clinton and others spoke to reporters about his proposal to set aside $35 billion to assist Medicare patients with prescription drug purchases. He also said that a competing Republ…

Officials opened a national conference on nutrition and said that they hoped to develop a national action plan to combat obesity. Among the other initiatives they addressed were placing nutr…

President Clinton and others unveiled a proposal to require hospitals to report serious or fatal errors to the government. The panel noted that “thousands” of lives and significant financ…

With administration officials at his side, President Clinton announced two new proposals for health care coverage in the his 2000 federal budget. The proposals would extend health care cover…

President Bill Clinton talked to reporters about a proposal to limit the release of private electronic medical records without the patient’s consent. After his prepared remarks he answered q…

President Clinton criticizes the pharmaceutical industry and the Republican Congress for killing his plan to provide prescription drug coverage under Medicare. He also ordered that a federal…

President Clinton and others spoke about the need to improve the health care system. He called on Congress to pass a patient’s bill of rights, provide more health care insurance for children…

The president called on Congress to utilize federal budget surpluses to strengthen Medicare and Social Security.

President Bill Clinton and other participants talked about the discrimination and lack of information on mental illness. Victims of mental illness shared their experiences with depression, a…

President Clinton announced a new initiative to provide health care for children. He announced that a new toll-free number was available for parents to call for information on sources of hea…

President Bill Clinton announced that the administration would undertake new efforts to move children from foster care to permanent adoptive families.

President Clinton shared his efforts to fight breast cancer and promote research. He also talked about other benefits of the new budget. He argued for the importance of a Patient’s Bill of R…

Two years after the implementation of welfare reform, President Bill Clinton shared a report on how poor families were making the transition from welfare to work. He also announced changes i…

President Clinton announced proposed legislation to improve the health and safety of nursing home residents.

Prior to his remarks on the Patient Bill of Rights, President Clinton decried the nuclear test by Pakistan this morning. The president insisted that the United States would impose economic s…

President Clinton commemorated the one year anniversary of the Welfare-to-Work Program, hosting industry leaders and a former welfare recipient. He called on private companies to join in the…

Surgeon General Satcher released his first report on tobacco as surgeon general. He outlined the health hazards of smoking and the effect it has on younger citizens. President Clinton also m…

President Bill Clinton talked about his child care initiative and promoted private sector efforts for child care in the business world. He also advocated the passage of his child care bill c…