Topic: Kathleen Sebelius

Yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a statement on the " Benefits of Health Reform for Businesses. Secretary Sebelius states that a November 30 letter to Senator Evan Bayh from the Congressional Budget Office on the impact of the ...
From Elmo to 'Happy Birthday' hand washing, kids learn their part in preventing spread of fluMention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you'll get a blank stare.But an increasing number of kids can tell you that the ...
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is concerned about a controversial provision in a recent health care breach notification bill that allows health care companies considerable discretion on whether to disclose a data breach, reports Computerworld. The letter notes that when ...

Americans get a B-minus on hand hygiene

My son started kindergarten this fall, and thus far the three R's have taken a backseat to the two H's. Of course, kindergarteners aren't the only ones being schooled in hand-washing and germ-control these days, as public health officials are urging us ...

Quotations of the day

"He received a lot of reinforcement from those of us there today that we wouldn't vote for a bill that fails to rein in health costs and we wouldn't vote for a bill that increases the deficit. " Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., ...
Biden says health reform closer than ever despite 'all the shouting' and political 'turmoil'Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday the nation has never been closer to substantial health care overhaul despite " all the shouting and all the political turmoil" of recent ...
Congressional liberals press for government-run health insurance optionCongressional liberals are telling the Obama administration that a health overhaul bill cannot pass unless it includes a new government-run insurance option.The Congressional Progressive Caucus, made up of more than 80 liberal House members, wrote ...
Biden tells seniors in Va. that profit motive is helping to push health care overhaulVice President Joe Biden says there has never been a better time to overhaul the nation's health care system because the industry now recognizes that helping the uninsured ...
HHS Secretary Sebelius says all options remain on table for health care overhaulHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the administration wants a health care overhaul this year but is still leaving the details to Congress.Sebelius said on Sunday that a ...

'Georgetown University professor to oversee CHIP, Medicaid'

Georgetown University professor to oversee CHIP, Medicaid - HHS releases Medicare outreach grants - Bill would alter comparative effectiveness research oversight - Progressives outline $82 million health reform campaign - Illinois Senate clears medical marijuana bill . Health and Human Services Secretary ...