Monday, March 3rd, 2008
At a House Small Business Committee hearing on Tuesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) discussed strategies proposed in their states that are intended to lower health care costs and expand coverage, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Pawlenty discussed several proposed pay-for-performance initiatives, including offering incentives to providers ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Researchers in both academia and business have a growing need for very large computing power to solve problems that range from minimizing global warming to finding cures for genetic diseases. This need will be discussed in a free public lecture at the University of Houston Friday, Feb. 22.
The organization that ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Summaries of an editorial and opinion piece that address health care issues in the presidential election appear below.
* Washington Post: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) "touts her ... leadership of the health care task force in the early years of the Clinton administration" ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Experts from The Endocrine Society are available to speak with journalists about the health issues surrounding diabetes care and the management of glucose levels. Experts can also explain the significance of the recent review of available data from the ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes) Trial, sponsored by ...
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