Draft Legislation--the Veterans' Health Care and Research Amendments of 1991: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, April 10, 1991U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - 145 lappuses |
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142. lappuse - Corporations, and any community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals...
78. lappuse - The panel found that the program does excellent research, greatly improves the care available to veterans and is a crucial factor in the recruitment and retention of high-quality doctors to the VA. The panel also concluded that the research program "is inadequately supported to achieve its goals," and recommended an FY 1992 budget of $280 million.
69. lappuse - Association of American Medical Colleges / One Dupont Circle, NW / Washington, DC 20036 / (202) 828-0525 Mr.
21. lappuse - A VA researcher recently found a way to control weight loss in the elderly enabling them to fight osteoporosis and other agerelated disorders. Addressing disorders of the elderly is crucial for the VA because the number of veterans over 65 will almost double in the next 30 years, reaching 7.7 million by the year 2020.
97. lappuse - ... delay would have been hazardous to life or health; (2) such care or services were rendered to a veteran in need thereof (A) for an adjudicated service-connected disability, (B) for a non-service-connected disability associated with and held to be aggravating a service-connected disability, (C) for any disability of a veteran who has a total disability permanent in nature from a service-connected disability, or (D) for any illness, injury, or dental condition in the case of a veteran who is found...
79. lappuse - Research at the VA showed veterans treated in geriatric evaluation units (GEUs) , facilities designed to improve hospital care for frail, elderly patients, have much lower mortality rates and fewer discharges to nursing homes than those given standard care. After establishing GEUs in each of its hospitals, the VA predicts 200,000 fewer nursing home admissions annually, saving the VA $11 billion each year. The VA research program continues to focus on those conditions that primarily affect veterans.
20. lappuse - ... world. America's allies and friends welcome this treaty, too. We consulted them fully during its negotiation. We made clear that we would never put their security or their interests at risk, that on the contrary we would sign a treaty only if it enhanced their security, as this one does. And finally, if I may, I would like to take a moment to thank the United States Senate for their work on this treaty. The way of democracy is sometimes a complicated way and sometimes trying, but it is a good...
137. lappuse - Federal level, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) of the Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for overseeing State operations.
22. lappuse - Physicians, who have been in the VA for years and who are dedicated to careers in the VA as researchers and health care providers, can no longer get funding for their meritorious projects. After several years of this situation, these doctors have become extremely discouraged and are beginning to look elsewhere to pursue their research careers often necessitating a move out of the VA system.
51. lappuse - Mr. Chairman. I am pleased that the Subcommittee is holding this hearing today to examine the nursing shortage in the United States and how it is impacting federally-funded health care programs.