Archive for September, 2009
by admin on Sep.30, 2009, under Healthcare, Political
NY Times By Robert Pear and Jackie Calms
Published: September 29, 2009
WASHINGTON — After an intense debate that captured the essence of the national struggle over health care, a pivotal Senate committee on Tuesday rejected two Democratic proposals to create a government insurance plan to compete with private insurers.
by admin on Sep.24, 2009, under Healthcare, News
Thursday, September 24, 2009; 2:00 AM
An experiment in Thailand involving 16,000 men and women has demonstrated for the first time a small but measurable protective effect of an AIDS vaccine.
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by admin on Sep.17, 2009, under Uncategorized
SFC bill appears to be in trouble in its current form. Despite the fact that CBO has scored it as the cheapest bill to be considered so far there seems to be little support.
by admin on Sep.16, 2009, under Healthcare, News, Swine Flu
the FDA has approved H1N1 vaccines made by Novartis AG.
by admin on Sep.15, 2009, under Healthcare, News, Political
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Mon Sep 14, 6:33 pm ET
Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is making one last attempt this week to win Republican support before he joins Democrats in a party-line effort to overhaul the U.S. health-care system.
by admin on Sep.14, 2009, under News, Political
SAN FRANCISCO – The news media’s credibility is sagging along with its revenue.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the news stories they read, hear and watch are frequently inaccurate, according to a poll released Sunday by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. That marks the highest level of skepticism recorded since 1985, when this study of public perceptions of the media was first done.
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by admin on Sep.14, 2009, under Healthcare, News, Swine Flu
H1N1 vaccinations scheduled to begin in three weeks in US.
Bloomberg News (9/14, Randall, Gale) reports, “Swine flu vaccinations may begin in three weeks, earlier than previously anticipated, after the first US tests found a single shot to be effective in eight to 10 days, US health officials said.
by admin on Sep.14, 2009, under Healthcare, News, Technology
Health Care IT NewsSeptember 08, 2009 | Bernie Monegain, Editor
CHICAGO – The Certification Commission for healthcare information technology has announced that it will launch new certification programs on Oct. 7. Click here
by admin on Sep.08, 2009, under Healthcare, News, Political
The Washington Post (9/8, Murray) reports, “Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) is urging three Republican colleagues to sign off on the $900 billion healthcare reform package they have helped to negotiate over the past two months, in order to add a bipartisan proposal to the mix before President Obama’s speech to Congress on Wednesday.”
