Another month passes in Washington, another self-imposed crisis to flood our airwaves. This time, however, there were no 11th hour miracles. After an all too familiar squabble on the nation’s finances, Congress simply ceded to their own partisanship allowing...
Briefing contained updated data on economic impact of NIH funding. Research leaders and patients addressed cancer progress. High-resolution photos available to the media. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association for Cancer Research hosted a briefing on Feb. 12 for members of Congress and their...
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On December 30th, at the very end of the 112th Congress, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Cali.) introduced a comprehensive bill to improve Medicare and Medicaid coverage of telehealth. This isn’t new territory for Thomson; he introduced some major telehealth legislation as a California State Senator in the...
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As expected, Silicon Valley’s Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) introduced a bill this week that — among other things — seeks to create an Office of Wireless Health at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the bill has been talked about in the past few weeks, its specific details...
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing entitled "Is 'Meaningful Use' Delivering Meaningful Results?: An Examination of Health Information Technology Standards and Interoperability"...
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