Secretary Mike Leavitt: Speeches

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2008 Speeches

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September

September 08, 2008

Remarks as Prepared for the European Union Health Minister Forum - (Leavitt)
Subject:Global Diplomacy

July

July 9, 2008

Remarks as Delivered at Import Safety Summit - (Leavitt)
Subject:Import Safety

May

May 22, 2008

Remarks as Prepared at the Sentinel Press Conference - (Leavitt)
Subject: Sentinel Initiative

May 19, 2008

Remarks as Prepared to the 61st World Health Assembly - (Leavitt)
Subject: Health Diplomacy

May 12, 2008

Remarks as Prepared to the Target Corporation’s Worldwide Vendors Conference - (Leavitt)
Subject: Import Safety

April

April 29, 2008

Remarks as Prepared - (Leavitt)
Subject: Medicare Solvency: Drifting to Disaster

April 23, 2008

Remarks as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: Value-Driven Health Care Speech to World Health Care Congress

April 8, 2008

Remarks as Prepared - (Leavitt)
Subject: Medicare Trust Fund Report Press Conference

March

March 18, 2008

Remarks as Prepared - (Leavitt)
Subject: U.S. – India Business Council Meeting with Importers and Exporters

February

February 26, 2008

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery - (Leavitt)
Subject: Accelerating the Adoption of Health Information Technology

February 4, 2008

Remarks as Delivered - (Leavitt, Johnson)
Subject: Budget News Conference

January

January 22, 2008

Remarks as Prepared - (Leavitt)
Subject: Health IT and American Health Information Community (AHIC)

2007 Speeches

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

December

December 3, 2007

Remarks as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: Chamber of Commerce Roundtable: Improving Import Safety

November

November 6, 2007

Remarks as Delivered - (Leavitt, Perino)
Subject: Import Safety Action Plan

November 5, 2007

Remarks as Delivered
Subject: American Enterprise Institute: Delivering Better Value in the U.S. Health Care

October

October 31, 2007

Remarks as Prepared - (Leavitt)
Subject: Global Health Security Initiative

October 30, 2007

Remarks as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: Electronic Health Records

October 25, 2007

Remarks as Prepared - (Leavitt)
Subject: 2007 George Bush China-U.S. Relations Conference: Development, Energy, and Security

October 24, 2007

Transcript as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: SCHIP Media Roundtable Hosted by Secretary Leavitt

October 15, 2007

Transcript as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: SCHIP Media Roundtable Hosted by Secretary Leavitt

October 1, 2007

Remarks as Prepared - (Leavitt)
Subject: Pan American Health Organization

September

September 28, 2007

Remarks as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Webcast (If you cannot see the captioning with the Windows Media Player, Press "CTRL + SHIFT + C" (or press: Play > Captions and Subtitles > Captions).
Subject: 1^st Annual AHRQ Meeting
Transcript as Delivered - (Leavitt, Weems)
Subject: Conference call on SCHIP Reauthorization

September 26, 2007

Video of Remarks - (Leavitt)
Subject: Every American Insured--Expanding Access to Health Care

September 20, 2007

Transcript as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: Press Briefing on S-CHIP Legislation

September 19, 2007

Transcript as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: Conference Call with Editorial Writers and Bloggers on SCHIP Reauthorization
Transcript as Prepared - (Leavitt)
Subject: Personalized Medicine Coalition

September 10, 2007

Transcript as Delivered - (Leavitt, Hubbard)
Subject: Press Briefing on Import Safety

August

August 30, 2007

Transcript as Delivered - (Leavitt, Smith)
Subject: Media Roundtable Hosted by Secretary Leavitt

July

July 31, 2007

Transcript as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures

June

June 27, 2007

Transcript as Delivered - (Leavitt, Hubbard)
Subject: Press Briefing on Health Care by Senior Administration Officials

June 21, 2007

Transcript as Delivered - (Moderator, Leavitt)
Subject: Medicare Enhances Consumer Information on Hospital Care

June 13, 2007

Remarks as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: Pandemic Influenza Leadership Forum

June 04, 2007

Remarks as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: Remarks Delivered At the Inauguration of the Regional Health Care Training Center

May

May 29, 2007

Transcript as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: The Safety of Food and of Medicine

May 21, 2007

Remarks as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: United States–China Health Care Forum

May 15, 2007

Remarks as Prepared - (Leavitt)
Subject: World Health Assembly Plenary Session

May 9, 2007

Remarks as Delivered - (Leavitt)
Subject: Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Fraud Press Conference

April

April 24, 2007 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Delivered
Video of Remarks
Subject: American Enterprise Institute

April 20, 2007 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: National Osteoporosis Foundation

April 2, 2007 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: Pan American Health Organization

March

March 23, 2007 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Delivered
Subject: Personalized Health Care: Delivering Value to Patients

March 22, 2007 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)

March 15, 2007 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: Global Aging Summit

March 06, 2007

Remarks as Delivered - ( Leavitt )
Subject: Secretary Leavitt Remarks to the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

February

February 5, 2007 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Delivered
Subject: Budget News Conference

February 1, 2007 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Delivered
Subject: Pandemic Influenza Press Conference
Remarks as Delivered
Subject: Prevention Public Service Announcement Launch

January

January 29, 2007 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: Detroit Economic Club

2006 Speeches

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December

December 5, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: Choices for Independence Leadership Summit

November

November 27, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Delivered
Subject: Kickoff of National Influenza Vaccination Week

November 17, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: Address to the Roundtable Call to Action

November 11, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: Address to the American Medical Association

October

October 26, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: Prevention Summit

October 23, 2006 - (Leavitt)

As Prepared for Delivery
Subject: Launch of the Surgical Care Improvement Project

October 19, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: American Dental Association

October 16, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared
Subject: Louisiana Redesign Collaborative

September

September 26, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Delivered
Subject: eHealth Initiative's Health Information Technology Summit

September 25, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks As Delivered
Subject: BioShield Stakeholders Meeting

August

August 6, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks As Delivered
Subject: National Governor’s Association

August 1, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Transcript as Delivered
Subject: New Regulations to Facilitate Adoption of Health Information Technology

July

July 17, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks As Delivered
Subject: New Louisiana Redesign Collaborative

June

June 30, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Transcript as Delivered
Subject: FDA Centennial

June 13, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Transcript as Delivered
Archived Webcast of Remarks
Subject: Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of Welfare Reform at the Heritage Foundation

June 8, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
Subject: Health Ministers of Central America (COMISCA)

June 5, 2006 - (Leavitt, Johanns, Venkayya)

Transcript as Delivered
Subject: Tele-News Conference on U.S. Preparations for Avian Influenza

May

May 22, 2006 - (Leavitt, Agwunobi, Steiger)

Transcript as Delivered
Subject: U.S. Participation in the World Health Assembly
Remarks as Delivered
Subject: WHO Plenary Session

May 5, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Delivered
Subject: University of Utah Commencement

April

April 25, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Transcript as Delivered
Subject: Louisiana Health Legislators

April 11, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks Prepared for Delivery
Subject: New Frontier in Medicine

March

March 20, 2006 - (Leavitt, Johanns, Norton)

Transcript as Delivered
Subject: Avian Influenza

March 14, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks as Delivered
Subject: Commonwealth Club of California

March 06, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks Prepared for Delivery
Subject: National Immunization Conference

February

February 06, 2006 - (Leavitt)

Remarks Prepared for Delivery
Subject: FY 2007 Budget Announcement