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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 14, 2002

HOUSE TO VOTE TODAY ON BILL TO LET BUSH ADMINISTRATION FIX MEDICARE PAYMENT MISTAKE

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote late today on H.R. 5063, a bill that includes a provision to enable the Bush Administration to fix the Medicare physician payment mistake and avert drastic cuts in Medicare physician payments that are threatening access to care for America's seniors.


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NIOSH UPDATE

Contact: Fred Blosser (202) 401-3749

November 7, 2002

New Leads for Lung-Disease Prevention Offered in NIOSH Study That Charts Areas of High Prevalence


In a recent letter, the American Hospital Association (AHA) commends the National Quality Forum's (NQF) effort to measure and report on the quality of hospital care but finds that the report falls short of outlining a complete framework for hospital quality measurement. Click here for the letter.


Philips Electronics announced that FDA approved its HeartStart Home Defibrillator. The device is the first defibrillator approved for in-home use.


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For Release: Immediate

Contact: HHS Press Office, 202-690-6343

HHS CREATES UNIFIED HIV/AIDS AND STD ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT EFFORTS

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the creation of a new, unified HIV/AIDS and STD prevention and treatment advisory committee to strengthen collaboration in these activities throughout the department.


The House Rules Committee approved language regarding Medicare physician payments as part of an armed forces tax bill reported out by the panel last night (Nov. 13) and expected to be taken up by the House today. According to a summary sheet obtained by Inside CMS, the physician payment language would protect CMS from lawsuits for "redeterminations of the physician payment formula for previous fiscal years."] House Rules Committee Report On H.R.


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