Monday, April 19, 2010

Obama Health Team Turns to Carrying Out Law-nytimes.com:

Obama Health Team Turns to Carrying Out Law-nytimes.com: The success of the new health care law depends to a large degree on a handful of Obama administration officials, who are scrambling to make the transition from waging political war on Capitol Hill to managing one of the most profound changes in social policy in generations.

Food Safety: Back on Senate's Back Burner-wsj.com:

Food Safety: Back on Senate's Back Burner-wsj.com: After key lawmakers predicted the Food Safety and Modernization Act would reach the Senate floor as soon as next week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office said Friday that action on the bill has been postponed.

Friday, April 2, 2010

President Obama: "It's only been a week!"-

President Obama: "It's only been a week!"- politico.com: President Barack Obama had a new message Thursday for the critics, reporters and slumping polls that have defined his health care reform package so far: “It’s only been a week!”

FDA Cleared of Criminal Wrongdoing-WSJ.com:

FDA Cleared of Criminal Wrongdoing-WSJ.com: Federal investigators have found that Food and Drug Administration managers didn't engage in criminal actions against scientists who opposed approving several medical devices.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Consumers's Big Question: What's In It for Me?-nytimes.com:

Consumers's Big Question: What's In It for Me?-nytimes.com: More than a week after President Obama signed the sweeping new health care law, which will eventually provide insurance coverage for 32 million uninsured Americans, many of us are still scratching our heads. What just happened? And how and when will we start feeling its effect?

Health Overhaul May Raise Demand for Primary Care Doctors-wsj.com

Health Overhaul May Raise Demand for Primary Care Doctors-wsj.com: The landmark health overhaul will bring primary-care physicians, already in short supply in parts of the country, millions more newly insured patients in the next few years.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Medicare Nominee Would Face Big Changes-WSJ.com

Medicare Nominee Would Face Big Changes-WSJ.com: Donald Berwick, President Barack Obama's choice to lead the agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid, would face the major challenge of overseeing sweeping changes to both programs required under the recently enacted health-care overhaul, if elected.