Electronic Health Records: A Focus For Big Tech Companies
September 10, 2009
Morning Briefing
Major tech companies, including General Electric, I.B.M. and Verizon, are pursuing technology for digitized medical records.
The Players
June 4, 2009
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BILLY TAUZIN PRESIDENT AND CEO OF Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Date of Birth: June 14, 1943. Education: B.A., Nicholls State University; J.D., Louisiana State University. Career Path: Tauzin represented Southern Louisiana in Congress for 25 years, first as a Democrat and later as a Republican. He helped get Medicare prescription drug benefit […]
The Players
June 4, 2009
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REP. PAUL RYAN, R-WISC. RANKING MEMBER, HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE Date of Birth: Jan. 21, 1970 Education: B.A., Miami University in Ohio. Career Path: Ryan was elected to the U.S. House in 1998 at age 28, and is pressing for a reining in of entitlement spending. He runs a Web site, http://americanroadmap.org/ , which details his plans […]
The Players
June 4, 2009
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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
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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
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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 […]
$40B Needed To ‘Dramatically’ Reduce Millions Of Child Deaths Annually, Report Says
October 5, 2009
Morning Briefing
Two million infants die within 24 hours of birth each year and almost nine million children died before the age of 5 in 2008, according to a report by Save the Children, which says it would take $40 billion annually to “dramatically” cut these numbers, Agence France-Presse reports.
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.
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.
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.
Checking In With Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
June 16, 2009
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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.