March 14, 2003
Medical Liability Bill Passes House
On March 13, the House approved, 229-196, a bill (H.R. 5) that would limit non-economic medical malpractice awards to $250,000View More
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March 7, 2003
House Committee Examines Affordable Health Care Options for Small Businesses
The House Small Business Committee held a March 6 hearing to discuss ways to expand affordable health care access toView More
February 28, 2003
House Approves Ban on Human Cloning
On February 27, the House approved, 241-155, a bill (H.R. 534) to prohibit human cloning. Sponsored by Reps. Dave WeldonView More
February 28, 2003
FY2004 HHS Budget Presented to House Committee
On February 26, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson presented the President’s FY2004 budget for the department toView More
February 28, 2003
House Committees Focus on Medical Liability
This week, medical liability was the priority for several committees. The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the issue,View More
February 21, 2003
FY2003 Appropriations Summary
On February 13, Congress approved an omnibus appropriations package that was attached to a continuing resolution (H. J. Res. 2).View More
February 14, 2003
Omnibus Bill Sent to President
On February 13, the House approved, 338-83, an omnibus appropriations package that was attached to a continuing resolution (H. J.View More
February 14, 2003
Birth Defects Bill Approved By Senate HELP Committee
On February 12, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved, by unanimous consent, a bill (S. 286) toView More
February 14, 2003
Medical Liability Examined by Senate Committees
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Judiciary Committees held a joint hearing on February 11 to examine theView More
February 7, 2003
Small Businesses and Affordable Health Care Subject of Senate Hearing
On February 5, the Senate Small Business Committee held a hearing to examine the growing problem of providing affordable healthView More