Press and Media Releases for April 2009

April 30, 2009

 

Important Health Reform Hearing Spotlights Health Centers

 

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04-30-2009 Dan Hawkins testimony (149kb) Full testimony by Dan Hawkins before the Senate HELP Committee.

04-30-2009 Davis testimony (56kb) Read full testimony from Davis.

04-30-2009 Nichols testimony (639kb) Read full testimony from Lisa Nichols, Executive Director of Midtown Community Health Center in Ogden, Utah.

Community Health Center and Community HealthCorps leaders tesify before a full hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
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April 27, 2009

 

UPDATED: HHS Reponds to 2009 Flu Outbreak

 

To date, 226confirmed cases of flu reported in 30 states, one death.
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April 23, 2009

 

California Health Center Leader Testifies in DC

 

William Hobson discussed publicly insured patients and health reform before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.
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April 21, 2009

 

A New Era for National Service and the Community HealthCorps

 

President Obama signs the Kennedy Serve America Act.
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April 20, 2009

 

Washington Post Front Page Looks at Health Centers and Safety Net

 

The newspaper and washingtonpost.com report on the plight of the newly uninsured in North Carolina.
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April 16, 2009

 

Spreading the Word about CHIP -- New Resources; How You Can Help

 

The Department of Health and Human Services has new tools for connecting parents to health insurance resources for their children.
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April 09, 2009

 

New for Health Centers: NACHC Issue Brief on the Federal Trade Commission's

 

The "issue brief" details how to develop an Identity Theft Protection Program that is compliant.
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April 09, 2009

 

AAFP News Now: Study Documents Surge in Medically Disenfranchised

 

Improving Primary Care Infrastructure is Key to Solving Problem
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April 07, 2009

 

Health Center Leader Named to National Health Information Technology Policy Committee

 

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04-07-2009 GAO Press Release (138kb) read more about the appointments to the HIT policy Committee.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act established new advisory body on HIT.
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April 01, 2009

 

GAO Urges Public to Report Stimulus Fraud and Abuse

 

This week the Government Accountability Office urged government employees, contractors and the public to report abuse.
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