Prescription Drugs and Medical Advances
Secretary Sylvia Burwell and other government and private sector health care leaders testified about ongoing medical community efforts to improve and develop and new treatments and cures. Th…
573 viewsSecretary Sylvia Burwell and other government and private sector health care leaders testified about ongoing medical community efforts to improve and develop and new treatments and cures. Th…
573 viewsDr. Janet Woodcock testified at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on combating antibiotic resistance and improving drug development. She outlined her concerns in the increasin…
938 viewsWitnesses testified on federal subsidies to insurance providers under the Affordable Care Act. The subsidies, also referred to as “risk corridors,” limit health care providers' losses and ga…
723 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on ways to expedite the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug development and approval process. Dr. Janet Woodcock, th…
627 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on the Food and Drug Administration’s FDA’s proposal to have generic drug makers update their safety labels as soon as the information becomes available. At …
580 viewsOfficials from the Health and Human Services Department and the Government Accountability Office testified at a hearing on ways to better manage the Medicare system and prevent instances of …
968 viewsOfficials from the Food and Drug Administration and the Government Accountability Office testified on the findings of an report on the FDA’s efforts to address drug shortages. Douglas Throck…
631 viewsMembers heard from expert witnesses about legislative efforts to fix the sustainable growth rate (SGR), a formula used to determine Medicare payments to doctors.
594 viewsSenior Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials gave an update on the implementation of the 2012 FDA Safety and Innovation Act. They told committee members that the overall process was g…
439 viewsHealth and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius testified on the implementation of the Healthcare.gov Web site. In her opening statement she said in she had launched an internal review of the fl…
1,900 viewsWitnesses testified on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the Medicare Advantage program. Medicare Advantage plans are the private health coverage that older people can get as an alter…
1,393 viewsSenior Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials gave an update on the implementation of the 2012 FDA Safety and Innovation Act. They told committee members that the overall process was g…
290 viewsWitnesses testified about implementation of the Affordable Care Act and on proposals to reform the Medicaid program. They focused on expansion of Medicaid by states, costs of expansion, and …
282 viewsOfficials testified about prescription drug abuse and prevention programs. Among the topics they addressed were increased prescription abuse rates over the past several years, the availabili…
326 viewsWitnesses testified on state-level efforts to deal with a component of the health care law, high-risk health insurance pools designed to protect people with pre-existing medical conditions. …
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