Health Care for the Terminally Ill
1999-10-14T00:04:04-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTRjXC8xOTk5MTAxNDAwMDgzNzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on health care for the terminally ill. Witnesses talked about the Pain Relief Promotion Act, a bill that allows the use of controlled substances to alleviate pain in terminally ill patients. They also examined the Conquering Pain Act, legislation that ensures all patients can get pain medication to relieve suffering.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on health care for the terminally ill. Witnesses talked about the… read more
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on health care for the terminally ill. Witnesses talked about the Pain Relief Promotion Act, a bill that allows the use of controlled substances to alleviate pain in terminally ill patients. They also examined the Conquering Pain Act, legislation that ensures all patients can get pain medication to relieve suffering. close
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- Yank Coble Secretary-Treasurer American Medical Association->Board of Trustees
- Gerald Holman Member National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization->Board of Trustees
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- David Joranson Official University of Wisconsin-Madison->Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- James Rathmell Director University of Vermont->Pain Management Center
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