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President Bush signed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 into law at a ceremony in Constitution Hall. Following brief remarks by Secretary Thompson, P…

Health & Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman spoke about new dietary guidelines to improve the nation’s public health. Among the topics they address…

Moderated by Secretary Thompson, the panelists discussed how health care costs affect our economic growth and how to move toward a more consumer-centered, technology-driven health care syste…

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson talked to reporters about recently available doses of influenza vaccine and distribution of the new doses. Following his remarks, he and Fo…

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced his resignation from the Department of Health and Human Services. He talked about his political career, including being governor …

Secretary of Health of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and other officials spoke to reporters about U.S. efforts to stem the global AIDS pandemic, monetary commitments to …

Officials spoke to reporters about the influenza vaccine supply problems resulting from the discovery of a contaminated batch manufactured in Great Britain. Among the topics they addressed w…

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Dr. Mark McClellan spoke about the new Medicare prescription drug program. They spoke in support of the plan, and called for it to be i…

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and health experts talked with reporters about cancer drugs and their reviewing process. The Secretary announced that the Federal Drug Admi…

Officials talked about the sponsors of drug discount cards. Twenty-eight private sponsors were selected. The discount cards were a temporary measure, to be put in place from June 1 until the…

Secretaries Snow and Thompson talked about the annual Social Security and Medicare Trustees' reports. Secretary Snow focused on the Social Security trust fund, while Secretary Thompson focus…

Officials talked about their plans to combat obesity in America. Recent studies projected that obesity would soon overtake tobacco as the number one cause of preventable deaths in the United…

The Senate Finance Committee considered four nominations: Mark McClellan to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Donald Korb to be Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenu…

Secretery of State Colin Powell and other officials talked to reporters about administering emergency AIDS relief funds and interdepartmental efforts on AIDS prevention and education. Follow…

As part of the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Dr. James Marks talked about accomplishments and initiatives of the Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention. Topi…

Secretary Thompson testified about the president’s proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Among the topics he addressed were cost estimates for a Medicare prescript…

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson briefed reporters about the proposed fiscal year 2005 health and human services budget, spending priorities, and allocation of resources. F…

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge talked about the 2005 budget for bioterrorism protection. They outlined provisions of the Bio-su…

Dr. Gerberding and Secretary Thompson spoke to reporters about an unusually widespread outbreak of influenza and the shortage of vaccine for the flu. Following their remarks they answered qu…

Secretary Tommy Thompson talked about Medicare reform legislation and providing prescription drug benefits under the program. He also talked about the need for the reforms and how compromise…