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The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a virtual discussion on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Following opening remarks from former Senate Majority Leaders Bill Frist (R-TN) …

Former Centers for Disease Control directors discussed the topic, “Protecting the Nation’s Health: Major Challenges of the 21st Century.” Among the topics they addressed were the CDC’s lega…

President Bush spoke to a meeting on the future of Social Security and urged commission members to consider way of partially privatizing Social Security accounts for younger workers. Followi…

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…

The House Government Operations subcommittee heard testimony from health care providers and legislators on the government’s prevention efforts against the AIDS epidemic. More than 218,000 ca…

The House Government Operations Subcommittee on Human Resources held an investigative hearing on whether reduced federal funding for tuberculosis research had contributed to an increase in t…

The National Commission on AIDS, a fifteen-member commission named by Congress to advise the government on the creation of a national policy in response to the HIV epidemic, met in Washingto…

Witnesses testified before the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment as to the extent and severity of the current measles epidemic. Subcommittee Chairman Henry Waxman said governm…

The House Veterans Affairs Committee heard a review of a cancer study by the Center for Disease Control.

The National Association of Manufacturers held a conference on health care and health care costs in the U.S. The panelists answered audience questions.

Dr. William Roper the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration spoke about a survey of nursing homes. He said that they are generally operating in good condition but that t…

The committee discusses biomedical research and development for maternal and child health welfare.

The subcommittee hears testimony on the long term financial status of Social Security trust funds.

The Presidential Commission on Privatization heard testimony from members of the federal government, experts, and members of the private sector on the feasibility, practicality, advantages a…

The Senate special committee on aging heard testimony on the proposed Medicare part B premium increase. Witnesses included representatives from the AMA, AARP, and the White House, among othe…

Witnesses testified on the lack of coordination on organ donation including starting a donation registry and finding ways to lower the cost of transplants.

Doctor William Roper testified on his nomination. Senators debated authorizing the fast tracking of the U.S.- Canada Free Trade negotiations. Committee staff briefed Senators on a proposed c…