Ex-House Aging Committee Chief of Staff Bob Weiner Warns of Insurance Control Over Health Bill Outcome, Praises House Version, 'Disappointed' by Senate; Weiner and Policy Analyst Jordan Osserman Offer Bill's 'Prognosis'

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The differences between the House and Senate health care reform bills aren't just for wonky policy experts," say former Chief of Staff to the House Aging Committee Bob Weiner and Analyst Jordan Osserman. "They translate to real differ...

National Advocacy Organization Representing Home Oxygen Patients Praises Introduction of Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy Act

NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providing a voice to home oxygen patients nationwide, including patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other lung diseases, the National Emphysema/COPD Association (NECA) today called the Medicare Home Oxygen The...

American Chemical Society praises nomination of Collins as NIH Director

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 The President of the American Chemical Society, Thomas H. Lane, Ph.D., issued the following statement today on President Obama's nomination of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., to be Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): "At no other time in recent memory ha...

Lung Cancer Alliance Praises Congresswoman Donna Christensen for Introduction of Legislation to Correct Healthcare Disparities

Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Program Included as Key Provision of Plan WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sweeping legislation to correct long-standing disparities in health care treatment and outcomes also includes the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Program, Lung Cancer Allian...

Insurance Leader Praises Senator Kennedy for Promoting Long-Term Care Aid for All Americans as Part of Health Reform

While Diverging from Kennedy On Some Points, Denise Gott Agrees that Everyone Needs Protection for Longer-Lasting Illnesses and Disabilities, Not Just Acute Ones KIRKLAND, Wash., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The traditionally conservative insurance industry can come to terms with a Democratic Congr...

Consumer Watchdog Praises Insurance Commissioner Poizner for Health Insurance 'Rescission' Rules, Pans Schwarzenegger Administration for Failure to Regulate HMOs

Without Parallel Rules in Dept. of Managed Health Care, Insurers Can "Discriminate...On the Basis of Which Agency Regulates" the Policy. LOS ANGELES, June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a press conference today in Los Angeles, Consumer Watchdog joined California Insurance Commissioner Steve ...

Cardinal George Praises President Obama's Promise to Support Conscience Clauses, Seeks to Work With Administration on Goal

Cardinal George grateful for Obama promise to support conscience clauses Conscience rights will strengthen health care Church looks forward to working with Administration to advance conscience rights WASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cardinal Francis George of Chicago...

President Obama Praises Retailers as Part of the Health Care Solution

ARLINGTON, Va. , May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a meeting today with President Obama and business leaders, top executives with Safeway and Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) drew praise for their innovative employee health care and wellness programs, noted the Retail Industry Leaders Associ...

Cardinal Rigali Praises House Re-Introduction of 'Pregnant Women Support Act,' Urges Co-Sponsorship

"Pregnant women need our assistance now so that abortion is not promoted to them as their only choice" WASHINGTON, April 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cardinal Rigali, chair of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), wrote to all U.S. Represen...

Skilled Nursing Care Coalition Praises House Leadership for Budget Changes

Budget enhancements help meet staffing, quality care needs in skilled nursing facilities COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio Skilled Nursing Care Coalition, the umbrella group representing Ohio's skilled nursing facilities, today applauded the substitute version of the state b...

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Think green, UO's Hutchison says, to reduce nanotech hazards

...f isolated labs, Hutchison says, and work collaboratively to address design, synthesis, characterization, and biological and environmental impacts. He praises an early effort to just that: the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, a collaborative effort of the National Cancer Institute, National Instit...

Evil genes made me do it

...: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mothers Boyfriend" (Prometheus Books $28.95), which Harvard professor Steven Pinker praises as a fascinating scientific and personal exploration of the roots of evil, filled with human insight and telling detail. "Evil Genes" is the first ...

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AMERIGROUP Praises Expansion of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Feb. 5, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERIGROUP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James G. Carlson released the following statement on legislation expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which was signed yesterday by President Barack Obama: "...

Lilly CEO Praises Massachusetts' Leadership in Biotech, Urges Policy Prescriptions to Help Ensure State's Investment Generates Dividends and Jobs

BOSTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D., president and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY ), praised the Bay State for its investment in biotechnology and provided insight into the future of life sciences and a roadmap for ensuring the state's significa...

Cisco Chairman Praises University Research

The rapid development of Internet and intranet infrastructure helped Cisco Systems - the company that developed the first multi-protocol router - achieve explosive growth in the late '80s ad early '90s. But subsequent growth, according to Cisco Chairman John Morgridge, has come from careful expan...

Doyle praises Frist's new stem cell research position

Madison, Wis. - Gov. Jim Doyle on Monday expressed hope for the future of stem cell research, lauding Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's recent decision to support removal of some of the current limitations on such research. Doyle made his comments at the groundbreaking of the University of W...

Report card praises Wisconsin economy, but comes with warning

Wisconsin made the honor roll of a national economic development assessment group for its high quality of life and quality jobs. The 2006 Development Report Card for the States, released last week by the non-profit Corporation for Enterprise Development, gave the state an A in performance and Bs...

Bush praises Johnson Controls battery tech in Milwaukee visit

Milwaukee, Wis. President George Bush today spoke of energy during a visit to Wisconsin, but rather than concentrate on traditional energy resources, his remarks were directed toward new methods of treating what he called the nation's addiction to foreign oil. In an address before employees a...

API Software continues expansion

...iness and government leaders. He attributes his companys success to the quality of life and hard-working people in his local community. He continually praises the loyalty of his employees and takes great pride in the training and careers he has provided to his homegrown developers, sales and customer-support...

Life Science: From the arts to the outdoors: Living and Playing in Wisconsin

...sin 10th in the United States for biotechnology growth. Money, Forbes, Inc., Womens Health, Mens Health and US News and World Report have all sung the praises of Wisconsin or its major cities in their annual best places to live rankings. So has Professor Florida of Carnegie-Mellon University, who ranked Madi...

The misguided talent war

...crosoft executives extolling the disproportionate contribution and value of the talent elites working within their organizations. The article also praises the widespread use of up-or- out practices by most successful professional services firms that emphasizes competition by the many for a few top spots ...