SAMHSA's Weekly Financing News Pulse - August 3, 2009

Posted on August 3, 2009 17:01

Topics: Financing News Pulse | News Pulse

Post Type: news pulse

House Democrats Strike Health Care Reform Deal, GOP Releases Health Reform Proposal, Senate Finance Committee Progress Slows
Legislators Introduce Bills to Combat Medicare Fraud
Rep. Markey Introduces Bill to Expand Military Mental Health Care
HHS Secretary Announces ARRA Funding to Educate Health Professionals
HHS/DOJ Medicare Fraud Strike Forces Makes Arrests
Numerous Outlets Release Health Care Poll Results
Survey Finds Americans Spending More on Alternative Medicine
Study Finds Health Care Spending on Obesity is Increasing
Study Finds Cardiothoracic Surgeon Shortage Likely
Healthways Report Examines Potential Medicare Savings Through Prevention
Urban Institute Report Examines the Effects of Taxing Fatty Foods
EBRI Releases Report on Insurance Coverage
KFF Examines Health Care and the “Middle Class”
KFF Releases Numerous Health Care Reform Resources
Kaiser Permanente Awards $11 Million in Community Health Grants in Q2 of 2009
SAMHSA Awards 25 Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies: Fiscal 2010 Appropriations: Labor-HHS-Education
July 28, 2:30 p.m. 138 Dirksen
House Energy and Commerce Committee: Health Care Revision
July 28, TBA 2123 Rayburn
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law: Medical Debt and Bankruptcy
July 28, 11 a.m. 2141 Rayburn
Senate Special Aging Committee: Medical Research
July 29, 2:00 p.m. 562 Dirksen
Senate Appropriations Committee: Fiscal 2010 Appropriations: Labor-HHS-Education
July 30, 3:00 p.m. 106 Dirksen
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: Evacuation and Mental Health Recovery of Children in Disasters
August 4, 10:30 a.m. 342 Dirksen

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