Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2009. When I took office eight months ago, our nation was in the midst of an economic crisis unlike any we’d seen in generations. While I was confident that our economy would recover, we know that employment is often the last thing to come back after a[Read More…]

University of Michigan researchers say students need better curriculum Ann Arbor, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)– Less than half of graduating medical students in the U.S. say they received adequate training in understanding health care systems and the economics of practicing medicine, according to a study conducted by the University of Michigan Medical School.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2009.  As policymakers continue to debate comprehensive reform of the nation’s health care system, a new report commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) projects that if federal reform efforts are not enacted, the cost of failure would be substantial. In every state, the number of[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn recently visited the Howard Brown Health Center to highlight the importance and need for affordable and accessible healthcare. The Howard Brown Health Center provides comprehensive primary medical care, mental health services, and social support to more than 36,000 community members, many of whom are[Read More…]

Top left: The Tennessee Valley Authority, part of the New Deal, being signed into law in 1933. Top right: FDR (President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) was responsible for the New Deal.Bottom left: A public mural from one of the artists employed by the New Deal’s WPA program. Bottom right: President Barack[Read More…]

SILVER SPRING, MD–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2009.  Vice President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today hosted a town hall meeting with seniors in Silver Spring, MD and released a new report, Health Insurance Reform and Medicare: Making Medicare Stronger for America’s Seniors. The report, authored by[Read More…]

National Harbor, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2009.  THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very, very much. It’s so nice to be able to speak to an important person in New Hampshire and not have to ask for his vote. (Laughter.) I’ve spent many years in New Hampshire. It didn’t work very well,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2009.  Today, speaking to a group of State Insurance Commissioners, Vice President Biden highlighted a new White House report documenting the burden of health insurance premium increases on families. “The status quo of rising premiums is simply unsustainable,” said Vice President Biden, “for families, for businesses, for state[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2009.  HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today joined five NCAA Division I basketball coaches, Senators Robert Casey, Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar, and cancer survivors and advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to rally in support of health insurance reform. At the rally, Sebelius released[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2009 – 11:33 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you.  Thank you all.  Please, sit.  Rest.  (Laughter.)  First of all, good morning.  I am so thrilled to see so many of you here this morning at the White House.  Welcome.  And that’s including my good friend, Dr. Dorothy[Read More…]