Democrats promise more oversight if they win House
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday that they would investigate spending in Iraq and require government agencies to comply with accounting rules if voters give them control of the House of Representatives in November’s

DuPage effort puts discount drug cards in residents’ hands
Naperville Sun - WHEATON DuPage County residents facing the high cost of prescription drugs can soon participate in a program that offers access to discounted medications. The County Board on Tuesday approved a program DuPage County Rx that offers

Cabinet official is primary user of CDC jet
Longview News-Journal - ATLANTA A luxury private jet leased by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use in emergencies has been used instead primarily to shuttle Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to dozens of news conferences and meetings, a

Report: Cabinet official primary user of CDC jet
WIS-TV - (Atlanta-AP) June 14, 2006 - A published report says Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt is the primary user of a luxury private jet leased by the Centers for Diesease Control and Prevention for use in emergencies. The Atlanta Journal

SSA Launches Push To Enroll More Low-Income, Hard-to-Reach
Medical News Today - br> The Bush administration is undertaking a new effort to locate and enroll many of the estimated four million Medicare beneficiaries who have not yet signed up for the Medicare prescription drug benefit, USA Today reports. Beneficiaries with annual

Proposed rule would extend health care services in Indian Country
Navaho-Hopi Observer - Indian health programs will now benefit from Medicare s ability to set its payment rates lower than a provider s highest billing rate, stated Dr. Charles Grim, IHS Director. The financial savings from this new payment system will extend

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