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Endocrine Insider - June 25, 2009

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Executive Committee Members Take Society’s Issues to Capitol Hill
Taking advantage of the location of ENDO 09 in Washington, DC, members of The Endocrine Society’s Executive Committee visited Capitol Hill on June 11, 2009 to discuss with key House and Senate offices issues of concern to the Society's membership...

 
Society Hosts EDC Forum with Key Stakeholders
As part of its overall efforts to ensure the consideration of endocrine research in discussions about policy governing endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), the Society hosted a one-day conference on June 9 in conjunction with ENDO 09 in Washington, DC...

 
ENDO 09 Highlights from the Government and Public Affairs Department Media
ENDO 09 generated excellent media coverage around the world on The Endocrine Society and its members' research. More than 75 reporters (both on-site and on-line) participated in five news conferences highlighting some of the most compelling and newsworthy findings...

 
House Health Reform Plan Would Fix SGR; Senate Plan Would Not
Last week, the House of Representatives released a bill more than 800 pages in length detailing its proposal for health care change The House committees with jurisdiction over health care reform—Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor...

 
Partnership for Clean Competition Seeks Grant Applications
The Partnership for Clean Competition, a research collaborative comprising the United States Olympic Committee, United States Anti-Doping Agency, Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association...

 
CMS Reports Payment Scam; Physicians Should Encourage Staff to be Vigilant with Practice Information
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reporting a scam in which perpetrators send faxes to physician offices posing as a Medicare carrier or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)...