One of the most fascinating aspects of the health-care reform debate are the creative, highly targeted arguments that outside groups are marshalling to try and kill it. My current favorite is from the Gun Owners of America . (If you think the NRA is a bunch of accommodationist wusses, this group's for you.) Saturday, the organization issued a warning to its members, featuring this motivational bit:...
That's how Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn characterized the preventative-care sections of the Democrats' health-care bill: BLACKBURN: And, George, this is exactly how it happens. If you go to page 1,296 of the House bill, the engrossed copy, and you began to read in title three of that bill, on preventive and wellness services, and you get down to section 2301, this is what happens. In...
When outrage erupted this week over a government panel's recommendation that women have fewer mammograms, health and human services secretary Kathleen Sebelius was prepared with the Obama administration's favorite talking point: It's all Bush's fault. Appearing Wednesday on CNN's The Situation Room, Sebelius told anchor Wolf Blitzer: This panel was appointed by the prior administration, by former...
By GottaLaff Another day, another Conservative steaming pile of misinformation. This time it's all about how the Big Bad Government is going to ration your health care... again. See, now they're going to force women to ignore preventive breast health care and their own common sense. Know what this really is? Another attempt to divert attention from the battle over politicizing the battle. Shiny keys!...
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In honor of the 10th anniversary of National Adoption Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will host a ceremonial adoption involving two families on Friday November 20, 2009. HHS Secretary Sebelius, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott and adoption advocates will attend the ceremony at HHS. WHO: Kathleen Sebelius, HHS Secretary...
Department of Health & Human Services (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $10 million in grants to help reach American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children who qualify for, but are not yet enrolled, in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Department of Health & Human Services (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
“Breaking a cigarette addiction may be one of the toughest commitments anyone can make. It takes a lot of support. But if you’re a smoker, today you’ll have the support of millions of other soon-to-be ex-smokers, if you join them in the Great American Smokeout.
Department of Health & Human Services (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement today on new breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has been acting as the Presidents goons, attacking anti-Obamacare Protesters across the country. It was the SEIU who HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, reached out to when the administration needed "back up" for the town halls(H/T Michelle Malkin ): From the SEIU Website: Conference Call with HHS Secretary Friday, August 7th, at 2:30pm EDT, HHS...
Even though the Titanic was no bathtub these cruise liners that have been unveiled over the past couple years are literally like floating Cities and this one is the Grandaddy of them all. Check it out...It's like a horizontal floating 50 story Manhattan Condominium building, even nicer in fact. (Now, A little off topic rant) Yet we can't stop crime or handle the Swine Flu without 4000 dying due to...
Department of Health & Human Services (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
As the nation marks American Diabetes Month, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a new report today, Preventing and Treating Diabetes: Health Insurance Reform and Diabetes in America.
Department of Health & Human Services (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Amid growing concerns about racial, ethnic and language disparities in health care, The Joint Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights have released a video, entitled “Improving Patient-Provider Communication,” which supports language access in health care organizations.
Department of Health & Human Services (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
To reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in stand-alone or same-day surgical centers, the HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $9 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to state survey agencies in 43 states. HAIs are infections some patients acquire when they are in a health care setting such as a hospital or outpatient...
President Barack Obama said during his election campaign he would ‘allow Americans to buy their medicines from other developed countries if the drugs are safe and prices are lower outside the US’. He began delivering on this promise with a fiscal 2010 budget request for funds ‘to allow the FDA to begin developing policies for drug importation’. Earlier in 2009, with strong bipartisan support, Senator...
President Barack Obama said during his election campaign he would ‘allow Americans to buy their medicines from other developed countries if the drugs are safe and prices are lower outside the US’. He began delivering on this promise with a fiscal 2010 budget request for funds ‘to allow the FDA to begin developing policies for drug importation’. Earlier in 2009, with strong bipartisan support, Senator...
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