Public Health timeline
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House Speaker Nacy Pelosi Meets with Democratic Committee Chairs to Begin Process of Reconciling House and Senate Versions of Health Care Overhaul
Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet with the Democratic chairs of four committees "to start setting the parameters for negotiations with... Read more
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Quebec-Based Jean Coutu Group Announces Expansion Program Following Swine Flu Vaccine Revenue Windfall
Jean Coutu Group hopes its expansion program will help the Quebec-based pharmacy giant maintain its upward sales momentum, which got a short-term... Read more
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President Obama Addresses Nation to Outline Effects of Health Care Reform Bill
President Obama said Saturday that Americans would see immediate benefits from a landmark overhaul of the nation’s health insurance system and he... Read more
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President Obama Declares National influenza Vaccination Week
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the... Read more
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Congressional Delegation Visits White House to Discuss Health Care Bill in Closed-Door Negotiations
Another congressional delegation went to the White House today to talk with President Obama about a health care bill -- and another congressional... Read more
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Poll Shows Republican Candidate Lead in Massachussetts Senate Race in Vote that Could Threaten Health Care Reform
Democrats envisioned a smooth passing of the baton in the January 19 special election to fill the seat of the late Edward Kennedy, a political... Read more
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Scott Brown Wins Ted Kennedy's Senate Seat to Become First Republican Senator from Massachusetts Since 1972
Senior presidential adviser David Axelrod said there would be a rethink on tactics but the substance of policy would not change. Earlier... Read more
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President Obama Vows Not to Abandon Health Care Reform During Trip to Ohio
Conceding his health care overhaul had “run into a bit of a buzz saw,’’ President Obama vowed on Friday to keep fighting for legislation that will... Read more
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WHO Denies Claims that Swine Flu Threat was Overblown
The World Health Organisation (WHO) denied on Tuesday that it was unduly influenced by drugs companies to exaggerate the dangers of the H1N1 flu... Read more
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Democrats Vow to Continue with Health Care Overhaul
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she thought Democrats in Congress would still produce healthcare legislation despite recent... Read more
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President Obama Meets with House Republicans, Concedes Not Airing Health Care Debates a Mistake
President Barack Obama plans to extend a hand to his political antagonists at a House Republican retreat today in Baltimore. But the exchange -... Read more
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President Obama Urges More Openness in Health Care Debate in Address to Congressional Democrats
For their part, House Democrats appear to have banished health to the dog house, too. To be fair, the president and the senators discussed many... Read more
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World Health Organization Recommends H1N1 Virus be Added to 2010-2011 Flu Vaccine
The H1N1 virus should be included in the 2010-2011 flu season -- northern hemisphere -- vaccine, World Health Organization officials in Switzerland... Read more
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President Obama Presents Overhauled Health Care Reform Bill Following Setbacks
Reporting from Washington - Four days before his planned health summit with congressional leaders, President Obama on Monday morning unveiled his... Read more
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President Obama Kicks Off Bipartisan Televised Health Care Debate
President Obama kicked off a bipartisan health care summit today with hopes that Democrats and Republicans can bridge their divide to achieve a... Read more
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Democrats Announce Two New Pledges as Health Bill Vote Approaches
The drive by House Democrats to pass major health care legislation gained momentum on Wednesday, as Representative Dennis Kucinich, Democrat of... Read more
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House Approves Landmark Health Care Bill
Congress gave final approval on Sunday to legislation that would provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and remake the... Read more
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President Barack Obama Signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into Law
It represents a major step forward toward giving Americans with insurance and those without a sense of security when it comes to their health care Read more
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President Obama Signs the Affordable Health Care for America Act into Law
Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care... Read more
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40 Million Unused Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine Expire
About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired — meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260... Read more
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Republican-Controlled House of Representatives Votes to Repeal Health Care Reform Bill
Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation’s health care overhaul through the House on... Read more
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