Commissioner blasts committee for health director nominee

Commissioner blasts committee for health director nominee
BURGAW – A subcommittee’s decision on a replacement for Dr. Jack Griffith, Pender County Health Director, on an interim basis has drawn a strong reaction from at least one county commissioner.
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School board sends health insurance issue to committee

School board sends health insurance issue to committee
Fairfield school board members sent the administrators health insurance issue to a committee for further study during a regular monthly meeting Monday.
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Karnataka health dept to set up Integrated Diseases Surveillance Programme committee

Karnataka health dept to set up Integrated Diseases Surveillance Programme committee
Karnataka government’s department of health and family welfare has announced the setting up of a dedicated Committee on Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme to formulate guidelines to report the fatal cases caused due to communicable diseases in the private hospitals.
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Nullifying Health Care in LA Squeaks Through Committee

Nullifying Health Care in LA Squeaks Through Committee
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A bill that attempts to nullify the federal health care overhaul in Louisiana has squeaked through the House Insurance Committee on a 5-4 vote. The proposal by Republican Rep. Kirk Talbot is backed by Gov. Bobby Jindal. It asserts that Congress cannot require [...]

House committee deciding terms of health care vote

House committee deciding terms of health care vote
House Democrats are moving closer toward enacting President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The House Rules Committee has begun meeting to set the terms for the final debate and vote — which is expected on Sunday.
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