TITLE: Department of Health and Human Services FY2003 Budget Priorities

CIS-NO: 2002-H261-16  
SOURCE: Committee on the Budget. House  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DATE: Feb. 28, 2002  
LENGTH: iii+77 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-2  
ITEM-NO: 1035-B-01; 1035-B-02  
SUDOC: Y4.B85/3:107-25  
 
GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-28271-8.

SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 107-25. Hearing to review Administration FY2003 budget request for HHS health and human services programs, including Medicare.

CONTENT-NOTATION: HHS programs, FY2003 budget proposal review

DESCRIPTORS:  
    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES; MEDICAL REGULATION; MEDICARE

02-H261-16 TESTIMONY NO: 1     Feb. 28, 2002 p. 5-45
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   THOMPSON, TOMMY G. (Secretary, HHS)
 
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
   Review of HHS FY2003 budget request; elaboration on HHS budget and funding priorities, including Medicare/welfare reform and prescription drug coverage.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   HHS programs, FY2003 budget proposal review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   DRUGS; PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMS
 
 
02-H261-16 TESTIMONY NO: 2     Feb. 28, 2002 p. 45-77
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   O'TOOLE, TARA (Dr.) (Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies)
   WILENSKY, GAIL R. (Senior Fellow, Project HOPE)
   LIEBERMAN, STEVEN M. (Executive Associate Director, CBO; on behalf of)
   CRIPPEN, DAN L. (Director)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Perspectives on HHS FY2003 budget request; importance of and support for Administration biodefense budget proposals; need for Medicare modernization and reform, with recommendations; review of CBO Medicare expenditure projections (related tables, p. 66-67).
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   HHS programs, FY2003 budget proposal review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE; PROJECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; GOVERNMENT SPENDING

LOAD-DATE: February 3, 2003