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July 03, 2009
MEDIA ADVISORY: The White House Announces H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit
MEDIA ADVISORY: The White House Announces H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit

July 02, 2009
U.S. to Provide Antiviral Medication to Latin America and the Caribbean for Novel H1N1 Influenza
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the United States will provide 420,000 treatment courses of Tamiflu (Oseltamavir) to the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) to fight the novel H1N1 influenza in Latin America and the Caribbean.

June 29, 2009
Patient-Centered Research Report Sent to Congress Outlining Research Priorities
Council Reports Back After Vigorous Public Outreach; Advises New Research Dollars To Focus On Populations Who Have Been Under-Represented And Better, More Coordinated Dissemination Of Information To Patients And Providers

June 29, 2009
Miami Physician Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Role in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Miami Physician Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Role in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

June 26, 2009
Secretary Sebelius Releases New State by State Reports Highlighting Urgent Need for Health Reform
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a series of new reports on the health care status quo that highlight the urgent need for health reform across the nation.

June 26, 2009
Statement by Kathleen G. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Regarding National HIV Testing Day—June 27, 2009
Statement by Kathleen G. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Regarding National HIV Testing Day—June 27, 2009

June 26, 2009
Eight Miami-Area Residents Charged in $22 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Home Health Care Agencies
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges Individuals, Freezes Assets

June 24, 2009
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations Lead to Charges Against 53 Doctors, Health Care Executives and Beneficiaries for More Than $50 Million in Alleged False Billing in Detroit
WASHINGTON – Fifty-three people have been indicted for schemes to submit more than $50 million in false Medicare claims in the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Detroit, Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and FBI Director Robert Mueller announced today.  The Strike Force in Detroit is the third phase of a targeted criminal, civil and administrative effort against individuals and health care companies that fraudulently bill the Medicare program.

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