Mission Accomplished!!!
On Tuesday, March 23, 2010 HR 3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed by the President to become Public Law 111-148. Truly a great day in history.
On the Subject of Science, Mr. Obama Gets It
“We will not just meet, but we will exceed the level achieved at the height of the space race, through policies that invest in basic and applied research, create new incentives for private innovation, promote breakthroughs in energy and medicine, and improve education in math and science,” he said. “This represents the largest commitment to scientific research and innovation in American history.” These were the words of the President in a speech delivered at the National Academy of Sciences earlier this week. He went on to state that the US should increase both government and private investment in scientific research. I have discussed this administration’s committment to sciene and science education. I’d like to include a presentation, I made a few years ago on the crisis in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and the importance of a robust science sector to a strong economy.
Will Stem Cell Research Stimulate the Economy
Statistics serve only to confirm what we instinctively already knew, the Executive Order of 2001 which banned funding for embryonic stem cell research did not reflect the will of the people. (see fig. 7-18) Though we live in a representative democracy, the ignorance and fears of the minority should not overrule the cautious optimism of the majority.
Obama Makes Giant Steps towards a Full Health Care Team
Health and the 44th Presidential Administration (Part III). In three nearly back-to-back announcements, President Obama is working prodigiously to fill his leadership roster for health care. Of course, the most newsworthy was his selection of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary-designate of the Department of Health and Human Services. The White House Office of Health Reform, however will be lead by Nancy Ann DeParle who headed up the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services during the Clinton administration.
SCHIP Is Signed into Law
Last week, by a margin of 66 to 32 votes (including 9 Republicans), the Senate approved expansion and reauthorization of SCHIP and today, President Obama signed that bill into law. This legislation was resurrected and revised after two vetos by former President Bush and began making its way through the Congress once again scarcely a … Read more
The Travails of Tom Daschle
Only time will tell as elements of health reform begin to make their way through the legislative process if there exist another health care champion with the political moxie to accomplish what the Clintons could not back in the 1990′s—reform America’s health care system.
Expansion of SCHIP is Approved by the House
“In this moment of crisis, ensuring that every child in America has access to affordable health care is not just good economic policy, but a moral obligation we hold as parents and citizens,” Obama said.
Health and the 44th Presidential Administration (Part I)
Last Thursday, in a press conference from Chicago, President-elect Obama’s announcement of former Senator Tom Daschle as designate for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was of little surprise. This has been speculated upon and anticipated for weeks since the election. The announcement of more significance was the formation of the White … Read more
HHS Will Be Shepherding Health Care Reform
Now, some may ask how, at this moment of economic challenge, we can afford to invest in reforming our health care system. Well, I ask a different question — I ask how we can afford not to.—President-elect, Barack Obama
