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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and other Health officials spoke to reporters about the status of programs to improve the quality of health care in facilities for the aged…

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Dr. Mark McClellan spoke about the new Medicare prescription drug program. They spoke in support of the plan, and called for it to be i…

Officials talked about the sponsors of drug discount cards. Twenty-eight private sponsors were selected. The discount cards were a temporary measure, to be put in place from June 1 until the…

The Senate Finance Committee considered four nominations: Mark McClellan to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Donald Korb to be Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenu…

Secretary Thompson and Mr. McClellan spoke to reporters about the decision to ban the dietary supplement Ephedra. They talked about the guidelines they used in reaching the decision and abou…

Officials talked about the safety of the U.S. food supply, focusing on actions designed to protect the food supply from terrorism. Two new rules were announced: food importers must give the …

On August 13th, 14th, and 15th, administration officials traveled to cities in the Midwest to promote President George W. Bush’s Medicare plan. They visited hospitals and healthcare centers …

Secretary Tommy Thompson and Mark McClellan spoke to reporters about efforts to keep food supplies safe and inspecting food imports and manufacturing plants. Following their remarks they ans…

Secretary Tommy Thompson and Mark McClellan talked about new rules to improve access to cheaper generic drugs and accelerating the process by which they are approved. Following their remarks…

In one of eight break-out (concurrent) sessions at an economic forum sponsored by the White House, President Bush, health care professionals and others talked about health care policy and it…