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December

December 11, 2007
December 5, 2007
December 4, 2007

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November

November 15, 2007
November 14, 2007
November 13, 2007
November 7, 2007
November 1, 2007

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October

October 31, 2007
October 30, 2007
October 25, 2007
October 24, 2007
October 23, 2007
October 16, 2007
  • Timothy B. Hill Chief Financial Officer
    Subject: CMS Audits of Medicare Advantage Plans 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Health and Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

October 11, 2007
  • Dr. David  Acheson Associate Commissioner on Foods, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: FDA Testimony for the Energy & Commerce Food Safety Hearing 
    Before:  SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 4, 2007
  • Ray  Arthur Director
    Subject: CDC’s Global Disease Detection Program: Safeguarding our Nation 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce,& the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate
  • Hugh  Auchincloss Principal Deputy Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Protecting the Public Health: The Importance of NIH Biodefense Research Infrastructure 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives
  • Steven  Solomon Deputy Director of the Office of Regional Operations of Regulatory Affairs
    Subject: Food Imports 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Trade, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Richard  E. Besser Director, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Subject: Oversight of Select Agents by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives

October 3, 2007
  • RADM W. Craig  Vanderwagen, M.D. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Pandemic Influenza: HHS Progress in National Preparedness Efforts 
    Before:  Subcommittee on State, Local and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

October 2, 2007
  • Jeffrey L. Kohler Associate Director for Mining and Construction Safety and Health Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
    Subject: Current Mine Safety Disasters: Issues and Challenges 
    Before:  Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, United States Senate
  • Kevin  Yeskey Deputy Assistant Secretary, Director, Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Preparing the National Capitol Region for a Pandemic 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce,& the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

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September

September 26, 2007
  • RADM W. Craig  Vanderwagen, M.D. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Pandemic Influenza: HHS Progress in National Preparedness Efforts 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science & Technology, Committee on Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives
  • Randall W Lutter, Ph.D., Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Statement on the Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives

September 25, 2007
  • James  Burdick Director, Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Organ Donation: Utilizing Public Policy and Technology to Strengthen Organ Donor Programs 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Dr. David  Acheson Associate Commissioner on Foods, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Food Safety and Food Imports from China 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives
  • Samuel H. Wilson Acting Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: The Research Focus of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives

September 20, 2007
September 18, 2007

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August

August 15, 2007
August 1, 2007

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July

July 25, 2007
July 19, 2007
July 18, 2007
July 17, 2007

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June

June 26, 2007
June 22, 2007
  • Kevin  Yeskey Deputy Assistant Secretary, Director, Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Advancing Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Care in our Nation 
    Before:  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Walter J. Koroshetz Deputy Director, National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: NIH Emergency Care Research 
    Before:  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

June 21, 2007
June 20, 2007
June 19, 2007
June 12, 2007
  • Carolyn M. Clancy Director, Agency for Health care Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: AHRQ’s Research Efforts in Comparative Effectiveness 
    Before:  the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Thomas  Sinks Deputy Director, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: ATSDR’s Activities at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives
  • David N. Weissman Director, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Examination of the Health Effects of Asbestos and Methods of Mitigating Such Impacts 
    Before:  Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate

June 6, 2007

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May

May 24, 2007
May 22, 2007
  • Jeffrey L. Kohler Associate Director for Mining and Construction Safety and Health Research
    Subject: Promises or Progress: the MINER Act One Year Later 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, United States Senate
  • Abby L. Block Director, Center for Drug and Health Plan Choice, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    Subject: Medicare Advantage Private Fee-For-Service Plans 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

May 21, 2007
  • John E. Niederhuber Director
    Subject: FY 2008 Budget Requests for NIH, Part II 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • Barbara M. Alving Director
    Subject: FY 2008 Budget Requests for NIH, Part II 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • John  Ruffin Director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH
    Subject: FY 2008 Budget Requests for NIH - Pt II 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations , U.S. Senate
  • Patricia A. Grady Director
    Subject: FY 2008 Budget Requests for NIH, Part II 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • Anthony S. Fauci  Director
    Subject: FY 2008 Budget Requests for the NIH, Part II 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations , U.S. Senate

May 16, 2007
May 15, 2007
May 10, 2007
  • Howell  Wechsler Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Using School Wellness Plans to Fight Childhood Obesity 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, Education and Labor Committee, United States House of Representatives

May 8, 2007
May 2, 2007
  • Michael O.  Leavitt Secretary
    Subject: Global Health 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • Janet  Woodcock Deputy Commissioner for Operations
    Subject: Assessing the Impact of a Safe and Equitable Biosimilar Policy in the United States 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Dennis G. Smith Director
    Subject: Oversight of State Performance & Access to Dental 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Stephen B. Blount, Dr., Director
    Subject: Global Health 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate
  • Catherine  Roca Chief, Women's Program, National Institutes of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Research on Postpartum Depression at the National Institute of Mental Health 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives

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April

April 30, 2007
  • Francis  Collins Director National Human Genome Research Institute
    Subject: Frontiers of Science 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • Donald A.B. Lindberg Director
    Subject: Frontiers of Science 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • Dr. Roger I. Glass Director
    Subject: Frontiers of Science 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • Jeremy  Berg Director
    Subject: Frontiers of Science 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate

April 26, 2007
  • Norka Ruiz Bravo Deputy Director for Extramural Research, Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Small Business Innovation Reauthorization on the 25th Program Anniversary 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, Committee on Science and Technology, United States House of Representatives

April 25, 2007
April 20, 2007
  • Stephen I. Katz Director
    Subject: Burden of Chronic Disease 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • Griffin P. Rodgers Director
    Subject: Burden of Chronic Disease 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • Richard J. Hodes Director
    Subject: Burden of Chronic Disease 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • Elizabeth G. Nabel Director
    Subject: Burden of Chronic Diseases 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate

April 19, 2007
  • Jacques  Rossouw Chief, Women’s Health Initiative Branch National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: The Women’s Health Initiative 
    Before:  Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate

April 18, 2007
April 17, 2007

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March

March 29, 2007
  • Timothy B. Hill Chief Financial Officer
    Subject: Medicare and Medicaid Improper Payments 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate

March 26, 2007
  • Thomas R. Insel Director
    Subject: Mind, Brain, and Behavior 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
  • Janet  Woodcock Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Food and Drug Administration, DHHS
    Subject: Follow-on Protein Products 
    Before:  the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives
  • Story C. Landis Director
    Subject: Mind, Brain, and Behavior 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate

March 22, 2007
March 21, 2007
March 20, 2007
March 19, 2007
  • Elias A. Zerhouni Director
    Subject: Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives

March 15, 2007
March 14, 2007
March 13, 2007
March 12, 2007
March 9, 2007
March 8, 2007
March 6, 2007
  • Sidonie  Squier Director
    Subject: The Next Phase of Welfare Reform 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Rerpresentatives

March 2, 2007
March 1, 2007
  • Nora D. Volkow Director
    Subject: Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Terry L. Cline Administrator
    Subject: FY 08 Budget Proposal 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Thomas R. Insel Director
    Subject: Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research and Services 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives

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February

February 28, 2007
  • John O. Agwunobi Assistant Secretary for Health
    Subject: 9/11 Health Effects: HHS’s Monitoring and Treatment of Responders 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement, Committee on Oversight and Government , United States House of Representatives
  • Elizabeth M. Duke Administrator
    Subject: Fiscal Year 2008 President’s Budget Request 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives
  • John  Howard  Director,  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: State of Mine Safety and Health 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate

February 27, 2007
  • Michael O.  Leavitt Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: FY 2008 Budget 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives

February 15, 2007
February 13, 2007
February 8, 2007
February 7, 2007
February 6, 2007

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January

January 31, 2007
January 24, 2007
  • Gerald W. Parker Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject:  Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Update on the Development & Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate
  • Anthony S. Fauci  Director,  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,  National Institutes of Health,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Pandemic Influenza: The Road to Preparedness 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations , United States Senate
  • Julie L.  Gerberding Director,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: Avian Influenza: Pandemic Influenza: Progress Made and Challenges Ahead 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate

January 19, 2007
  • Story C. Landis Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
    Subject: The Promise and the Challenge of Stem Cell Research 
    Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate

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