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SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL, R-KY. SENATE MINORITY LEADER Date of Birth: Feb. 20, 1942. Education: B.A., University of Louisville; J.D., University of Kentucky. Career Path: McConnell was stricken with polio at the age of two but was able to avoid permanent disability. After completing his law degree, he worked on Capitol Hill and was deputy assistant […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

REP. JOE BARTON, R-TEXAS RANKING MEMBER, HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Date of Birth: Sept. 15, 1949. Education: B.S., Texas A&M University; M.S., Purdue University. Career Path: Barton worked in the Energy Department during the Reagan administration and later as an oil and gas company consultant. He was elected to the U.S. House in 1984. […]

The Players – Jeanne Lambrew

June 4, 2009 Page

JEANNE LAMBREW DIRECTOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF HEALTH REFORM Education: B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Ph.D. in health policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Career Path: After finishing her Ph.D., Lambrew worked as a special assistant at HHS under the first term of the Clinton administration. During Clinton’s second term, she served as […]

The Players

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KATHLEEN SEBELIUS SECRETARY, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Date of Birth: May 15, 1948. Education: B.A., Trinity College; M.P.A., University of Kansas. Career Path: Sebelius served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1986 to 1994, then became the state insurance commissioner. A Democrat, Sebelius was elected governor for two terms in the heavily Republican state. […]

The Players

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PETER ORSZAG DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) Date of Birth: Dec. 16, 1968. Education: A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D. in economics, London School of Economics. Career Path: Orszag began his career working for President Bill Clinton, first at the Council of Economic Advisors and later as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. […]

British Prime Minister To Unveil $1B Effort To Improve Health Systems In Developing Countries

September 22, 2009 Morning Briefing

During the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday is scheduled to announce that Britain is teaming up with Norway, the Netherlands and Australia to invest $1 billion to strengthen the health systems in developing countries, the Financial Times/NineMSN reports.

Blue Dog Ross’s Conundrum: Should He Battle Health Bill That Could Benefit His Depressed Town?

By Eric Pianin and Ann Carrns July 21, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Rep. Mike Ross grew up in tiny Prescott, Ark., and knows well the problems of many residents who can’t afford health care insurance and have trouble getting access to hospitals and doctors. Yet Ross, a leader of the Blue Dog Democrats, stands ready to try to block passage of a health care reform bill in the House that might help his constituents; he complains the bill doesn’t adequately contain costs or help rural areas enough.

Pneumonia-Causing Diseases Kill 1.2M Children Under 5 Annually, Studies Say

September 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

“Each year 1.2 million children under age 5 die from Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae B or Hib,” which cause pneumococcal disease and are preventable with vaccines, according to studies published Thursday in the journal Lancet, Reuters reports.

WHO Says 3B People Worldwide Could Receive H1N1 Vaccine

September 15, 2009 Morning Briefing

Recent findings that a single dose of an H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine offers protection against the virus and anticipation of vaccination programs starting earlier than predicted will increase the number of people worldwide with access to the vaccine and the likelihood health officials may be able to control the spread of the virus, Bloomberg reports.

U.N. Report Calls For $1.48B To Help Developing Nations Cope With H1N1

September 21, 2009 Morning Briefing

The U.N. this week will request that wealthy nations and development banks donate $1.48 billion to the help developing countries fight H1N1 (swine flu), Bloomberg reports.

Nixon’s Plan For Health Reform, In His Own Words

September 3, 2009 KFF Health News Original

In 1974, President Nixon proposed universal health care, financial assistance for those who needed it and a way to control costs – a plan strikingly similar to those on Capitol Hill now.

World Should Contribute $23B To Increase Women’s Access To Contraception, UNFPA Says

September 3, 2009 Morning Briefing

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday “appealed for the world to contribute more to improve women’s health and access to contraception,” Agence France-Presse reports.

Health Experts Appeal For Vaccines To Be Added To National Immunization Programs

August 28, 2009 Morning Briefing

During a recent three-day Asian Vaccine Conference, health experts appealed to countries to add “under-utilised vaccines such as those of pneumococcal, haemophilus influenzae type-b (Hib), and rotavirus” into national immunization programs, the Nation reports.

Checking In With Joseph A. Califano, Jr.

June 16, 2009 Page

Three decades before President Obama went to Chicago to speak to the American Medical Association, a Carter administration official delivered a similar message to the nation’s physicians.

H1N1 Vaccine Orders Top 1B, WHO Says

August 19, 2009 Morning Briefing

“Northern hemisphere countries have so far ordered more than one billion doses of swine flu vaccine, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, sparking warnings over shortages,” Agence France-Presse reports.

WHO Maintains That 2B Worldwide Could Get H1N1

August 5, 2009 Morning Briefing

The WHO on Tuesday maintained that roughly two billion people could become infected with the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, Reuters reports.

Doctors Say Electronic Data-Sharing Is Saving Lives, Money

By Rhonda L. Rundle June 22, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Memphis, Tenn., is one of a growing number of areas with a successful high-tech health information exchange, which proponents say saves lives and money. But the system now faces a crucial test: what happens when the initial funding runs out?

U.N. Reports $4.8B ‘Record’ Aid Funding Shortfall

July 22, 2009 Morning Briefing

The U.N. on Tuesday said “it is running a record funding-shortfall of $4.8 billion for its aid operations in 16 crisis-ridden countries” and has received “less than half of the $9.5 billion it needs to carry out it humanitarian operations this year,” VOA News reports.

Global Fund Faces $3B Funding Shortfall

July 6, 2009 Morning Briefing

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is facing a budget shortfall of about $3 billion, Marcela Rojo, a Global Fund spokesperson, said on Friday, Reuters reports.

How The Opposition Might Emerge In Health Care Debate

June 5, 2009 KFF Health News Original

It’s almost crunch time: Influential senators involved in drafting health care legislation say they will begin unveiling bills within days. That means the real debate is about to begin. The big question: Where will the opposition come from and how intense will it be? We consulted policy and political experts to find out what they think will happen next.

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