On April 29, 2009, the Obama Administration released a report on HHS progress over the first 100 days of the Obama Administration. The report addresses implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, efforts to promote health reform, regulatory review initiatives, and release of the President's proposed budget, among other things.
To promote transparency, HHS has established a new searchable database of communications with registered lobbyists on ARRA issues. HHS is reporting verbal and written communications within three business days of their occurrence.
This post was written by Karl A. Thallner, Jr., Carol C. Loepere, Debra A. McCurdy, Brad M. Rostolsky, Jacqueline B. Penrod, and Amie E. Schaadt.
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the “ARRA”). The sweeping $790 billion economic stimulus package includes a number of health care policy provisions. Reed Smith's Health Care Memorandum summarizes the major health policy provisions of the Act.
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