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For Immediate Release

Monday, Aug. 5, 2002

Senators Introduce Bill to Improve Nursing Home Staffing Data

WASHINGTON -- Sens. Chuck Grassley, John Breaux and John Rockefeller have introduced legislation to improve the accuracy and the accessibility of nursing home staffing data for consumers.



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 1, 2002

FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN, ROCKEFELLER WORKS TO MAINTAIN CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

Senator Calls for Restored Funding to Children's Health Insurance Program



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 02N-0330]

International Conference on Harmonisation Workshop on Gene Therapy; Public Meeting



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For Immediate Release

August 1, 2002

Contact:

Lisa Dry

(202) 962-9231

(202) 345-3673

Washington, D.C. (August 1, 2002) Dr. Michael J. Phillips, Executive Director of Food and Agriculture of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), issued the following statement today in response to the White House announcement of a proposed policy for early safety assessment of biotechnology-derived crops intended for food and feed:



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In a new study conducted by researchers at Tufts-New England Medical Center, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Commonwealth Fund reports that nearly one quarter of seniors from eight states skipped medications or didn't fill prescriptions because of high drug costs in 2001.



Letter to Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education on Medical Resident Duty Hours (HRG Publication #1633)

August 1, 2002

Jerry Vasilias, PhD

Associate Director, Field Activities

Deputy Staff, ACGME Work Group on Resident Duty Hours

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

515 North State Street, Suite 2000

Chicago, IL 60610

Fax: (312) 464-4098

Dear Dr. Vasilias:



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Together Rx LLC and the Pharmacy Care Alliance Have entered into a letter of intent to reach millions of low-income Medicare beneficiaries with information about drug savings through the Together Rx Prescription Savings Program. The letter comes just months after seven pharmaceutical companies, in conjunction with Together Rx, announced a free, easy-to-use pharmacy card with point-of-sale savings on more than 150 medicines.



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