VA Medicare demonstration project faces uphill battle

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G V Montgomery and other members of the House recommend a law to fund the Veterans Health Care Demonstration Project, which would direct Medicare to repay the Dept of Veterans Affairs for treatment of eligible persons in veterans hospitals. Opponents of the bill include the Bush administration, the American Hospital Assn and the Health Care Financing Administration. Critics say that veterans with service-connected disabilities and those with low incomes are already covered, and other veterans can afford medical care.

Administration of veterans' affairs, Care and treatment, Veterans, United States. Congress. House, Medicare

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New NIH panel exploring 'alternative' medicine

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The first meeting of National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Advisory Panel on Unconventional Medical Practices listened to speakers from several offbeat types of health care. NIH hopes that the panel will promote creative new research strategies beyond traditional practice. This approach has already enabled the National Cancer Institute to sponsor research on new antineoplastic agents. Dr. Jay Moskowitz called attention to the fact that many valuable therapies were ridiculed when first introduced.

Planning, Usage, United States. National Institutes of Health, Alternative medicine

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Outcomes research will lead to better care, supporters say

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Health care industry executives testified at a hearing by the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment on the value of research on outcomes performed by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Representatives of the AMA and the Assn for Health Services Research also expressed appreciation for the agency's work and urged that funding be continued. Teams of researchers analyze the effectiveness of variations in patient treatment for the most serious disease conditions.

Public opinion, Outcome and process assessment (Health Care), Outcome and process assessment (Medical care), United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, United States. Congress. House. Subcommittee on Health and Environment

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