Interesting Hearings this week

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Finance: http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/hearings.htm

Vote on CAFTA

To consider favorably reporting S. 1307, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, and S. J. Res. 18, a joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003

June 28, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. in 216 Hart Senate Office Building

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Two-parter on Medicaid and the Heatlh Care Crisis
Tuesday & Wednesday

Medicaid Waste, Fraud and Abuse: Threatening the Health Care Safety Net

June 28, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. in 216 Hart Senate Office Building

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Medicaid Waste, Fraud and Abuse: Threatening the Health Care Safety Net

June 29, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. in 216 Hart Senate Office Building

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1. Commerce on Thursday

Health Information Technology
Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Hearing
Thursday, June 30 2005 - 10:00 AM - SR-253

Description: On Thursday, June 30, at 10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Building, the Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness will hold a hearing on health information technology. The hearing will examine how information technology can reduce medical errors, lower healthcare costs, and improve the quality of patient care. More specifically, this hearing will discuss the importance of developing interoperable electronic medical records and highlight new technologies that will impact how health services are provided in the future. This hearing will not focus on any particular legislative proposal.
http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=1563


Kerry is Ranking MEmeber of this sub-comm