GOP unveils Medicare
prescription drug plan (6/19)
Nader receives support
of state nurse group (6/19)
EPA bans popular
household chemical (6/12)
Clinton wants planes
to carry heart devices (5/29)
'Safe needles' campaign
under way (5/22)
Higher Ritalin abuse
by teens, DEA says; ADHD experts disagree (5/15)
House unveils plan
for prescription drugs (4/24)
Congressional hearing
investigates link to autism (4/24)
Nursing homes fail
to meet federal standards (4/17)
Government grants
to help poor, uninsured (4/17)
Thousands to recoup
Medicaid benefits (4/17)
Economy extends Medicare’s
financial life (4/10)
House passes ban
on abortion procedure (4/10)
AIDS money finds
way to intended groups (4/3)
Initiative targets
psychotropic drugs for preschoolers (3/27)
House expected to
contest funding (3/27)
Tobacco ball back
in Congress’ court (3/27)
Clinton creates group
to study alternative medicine (3/20)
Supervision no longer
required for nurse anesthetists (3/20)
Abortion allowed
without parental notification (3/20)
Medicare under a
watchful eye (3/6)
New organ distribution
method planned (2/28)
FDA recants ruling
on dietary supplements for pregnant women (2/21)
Healthcare reform
bill moves forward (2/21)
FDA approves pneumococcal
vaccine for children (2/21)
Clinton budget aims
to restructure Medicare (2/14)
New bill targets
medical errors (2/14)
President Clinton
calls for sweeping healthcare reforms (2/7)
House clears date
rape drug bill (2/7)
GAO says more data
needed on adverse drug events (2/7)
House and Senate
back healthcare tax credit bill (1/31)
Nursing home industry
wants Medicare funding restored (1/31)
Clinton proposes
$138 billion healthcare plan (1/24)
Drug makers support
reformed Medicare plan (1/24)
Supreme Court to
rule on late-term abortions (1/24)
Medicare
spending slows to record low (1/17)
$20
million earmarked for national disease surveillance network (1/17)
Clinton
steps up drive to get health coverage for children (1/17)
FDA
to monitor reactions to herbs, vitamins, and supplements (1/10)