Dad29 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Some folks think this is all a plot by Tommy Thompson (!!), who took campaign donations from the lawfirm representing the school. (And you thought conspiracy theories were strictly the property of the Right....) In any case, parental rights have been re-affirmed . Two children who attended a private Christian school in Wisconsin were illegally strip-searched and had their constitutional...
Junkfood Science (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
... enabled weight loss treatments to be claimed as a medical deduction. AOA was part of HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson's obesity roundtable in 2003 and the FDA that “obesity is the most prevalent, fatal and chronic disease of the 21st Century.” It was instrumental in the FDA revising its guidelines for reviewing and approving weight loss prescription drugs to expedite their release. It...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
... at HCM Strategists, former Assistant Secretary for DOE, and Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary Tommy Thompson Marjorie Hill, PhD, CEO, Gay Men's Health Crisis Moderator: Rebecca Haag, Executive Director, AIDS Action WHY: The United States, a leader in the international response to AIDS, is failing its own citizens in the response to the epidemic at home. More than 25 years...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
... me the title and if it's on DVD'A: That was "Celebrity," a 1984 miniseries based on the book by Tommy Thompson. The guilty grads were played by Ben Masters (as a journalist), Joseph Bottoms (as a closeted jock-turned-actor) and Michael Beck (as a minister/cult leader). Also in the cast were Hal Holbrook and James Whitmore. Alas, "Celebrity" isn't on DVD.Write Inman c/o Louisville...
Healthcare Economist (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
... eliminating waste and streamline the process in an effort to provide universal health care while Tommy Thompson who advocates increasing Medicare premiums, increasing the age for Medicare eligibility, and cutting benefits. Health Care Renewal : “ Punching primary care in the face .” How the RBRVS Update Committee’s advice rebarding Medicare’s physician reimbursement system will affect...
News from www.lacrossetribune.com (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... Guard Armory in Onalaska, Wis., at 3:30 p.m., leaving thereat 4:30 p.m. led by former Gov. Tommy Thompson, and arriving at the field at 5 p.m.Sinise, who stars in CBS’ “CSI: New York” and played the part of Lt. Dan in the movie “Forrest Gump,” is a longtime veterans advocate. This ride and Sinise’s concert will be the kickoff for what is to become an annual fundraising event in La...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
TheStar.com | GTA | Cull angers bird lovers Cull angers bird lovers AARON LYNETT/TORONTO STAR Double-crested cormorants build their nests in large trees at Tommy Thompson Park on the Leslie St. Spit, May 10, 2008. There is currently a debate over a proposal to control the colony. Proposal targets growing cormorant population that has ravaged Leslie St. Spit trees, vegetationMay 11, 2008...
Later On (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Mike Lillis has two excellent articles on the healthcare crisis in the Washington Independent. The first begins: In 2004, Tommy Thompson, then-Health and Human Services secretary, approached his boss with a request. Observing that the nation's doctors and hospitals operate a tangled web of incompatible forms and technologies, Thompson asked President George W. Bush to create [...]...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... commitment to public health protections against BSE," said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
Colorado Health Insurance Insider (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The Senate Finance Committee has held the first of eight congressional hearings aimed at figuring out how to fix health care in America. This week’s hearing included testimony by former HHS secretaries Donna Shalala and Tommy Thompson, who offered somewhat opposite strategies to tackle the mounting health care crisis facing the US. Thompson's idea was to start by addressing shortfalls...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday hold the first of at least eight congressional hearings focusing on strategies to reform the U.S. health care system, featuring testimony by former HHS secretaries Tommy Thompson and Donna Shalala, CQ HealthBeat reports.Thompson said the committee should first focus on changing Medicare before addressing the entire U.S.
billingsgazette.com top headlines (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
... debate will happen next year, he said.Two former Health and Human Services secretaries, Republican Tommy Thompson and Democrat Donna Shalala, urged the committee to be the catalyst for a comprehensive bill, rather than working on numerous smaller changes."One piece is not going to do it," Thompson said. "It is too broken. We have got to transform health care. And the beauty...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
... out there that both political parties for the first time are saying something has to be done," Tommy Thompson, former Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush told panel. "We never really had a presidential campaign in which we really fought the issue of health care."Thompson suggested lawmakers first tackle Medicare, which he said will start going...
Third Party Watch (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
From a great article about one of my favorite elected Libertarians: I couldn't convince likeable libertarian Ed Thompson on Friday to run for the Legislature this fall. Too bad. The Tomah mayor and bar owner would be a refreshing voice at the Capitol—not to mention a whole lot of fun. Thompson, the younger brother of former Gov. Tommy Thompson, [...]
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
But others are less restrained."He's remarkable," says Frederick manager Tommy Thompson, shaking his head. "As good as I've seen."Thompson scouted and instructed catchers for 17 years in the system. But he brings up and Frank Thomas -- precocious prospects turned stars -- when searching for comparisons."Everything there is to do in this game, he can do," Thompson says. "He's...
