House Bill Gives NIH Three Percent Increase; Senate Measure Still in Committee The House of Representatives passed the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations bill on July 27, 2009 by a vote of 264-153. The Labor-HHS bill determines annual funding levels...
Health Reform Proposals Advance Through Congress As Congress begins the August recess, many questions remain on health reform proposals. Prior to adjourning, the House Energy and Commerce Committee (E&C) completed its mark-up of the legislation drafted by E&C leadership...
Advocacy Efforts Delay Red Flags Rule Implementation As a result of advocacy efforts by medical societies including The Endocrine Society, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has delayed the implementation date for compliance with the Red Flags Rule until November 1, 2009...
NIH to Request Grant Proposals on Breast Cancer and the Environment The National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have teamed up to encourage collaborative research and outreach on the environmental contributors to breast cancer...
