Category Archives: Doctors

Commentary: Make health care affordable

By doris | Published: June 18, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — Americans want, deserve and demand health care reform. Wednesday, I and my Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives are unveiling common sense health care reforms that focus on increasing the affordability, accessibility and availability of quality health care. Our plan will lower costs, make health care more [...]

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Obama: U.S. swine flu response justified

By doris | Published: May 3, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The strain of flu virus that is alarming the world is so new and poorly understood that it justifies the U.S. government’s multi-pronged efforts to fight it, President Barack Obama said Saturday. Swine flu, or H1N1 flu as the government calls it, has caused only one confirmed U.S. death. [...]

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Questions surround health IT money

By doris | Published: March 23, 2009

Full Story At news.yahoo.com WASHINGTON – Here’s the best-case scenario for the government’s plans to spend $19 billion on computerized medical records: seamless communication among doctors and patients, and far fewer mistakes. And the worst-case: $19 billion goes down the drain. The medical industry is hoping for the first outcome, even while some fear the [...]

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