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MEDICARE NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CMS Media Affairs
October 18, 2004
MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WILL SOON BE ABLE TO RESOLVE MEDICARE APPEALS FASTER
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., today announced a key step in helping Medicare beneficiaries resolve their appeals more quickly and efficiently, as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the Medicare claims appeals system.
Press Release
| For Immediate Release October 15, 2004 | Contact: CDC Media Relations 404-639-3286 |
CDC/Aventis Pasteur Collaborate To Ship More Than 2 Million Doses of Influenza Vaccine to Providers Who Serve High-Priority Groups
- Veterans Administration
- Long-term Care Facilities/Acute Care Hospitals
- State Public Health Officials
- Va
Table of Contents FDA Press Release On 2004 Produce Safety Action Plan Product Safety Plan
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Pfizer to Sponsor Major New Celebrex Clinical Trial
As Part of an Ongoing Research Program, Study Will Evaluate Potential Cardiovascular Benefits
NEW YORK, October 18, 2004 -- Pfizer Inc announced today it is sponsoring a major clinical study to further assess its COX-2 medication CELEBREX® (celecoxib) in osteoarthritis (OA) patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease.
SUNDAY, October 17, 2004
Statement of Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle on the AMA's Endorsement of Drug Price Negotiation Under Medicare
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The American Medical Association has endorsed a proposal to allow Medicare to negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices. Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, who sponsored the bill authorizing the government to bargain with drug companies, released the following statement.
