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Tuesday, December 14, 2004The agency has a budget of more than $500 billion and 67,000 employees. The HHS secretary oversees Medicare and Medicaid, the mammoth government health programs for the elderly, poor and disabled, as well as the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the Indian Health Service. "I look forward ... to the implementation of the Medicare prescription-drug program in 2006, medical-liability reform and finding ways to reduce the cost of health care," Mr. Leavitt said in the Roosevelt Room. "I am persuaded that we can use technology and innovation to meet our most noble aspirations and not compromise our other values that we hold so dear." posted by Sydney on 12/14/2004 06:47:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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