Thomas Andrew Daschle is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party,he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 and later the Majority Leader in 2001.
Timothy Peter Johnson is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the United States representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1987 to 1997 and in the state legislature from 1979 to 1987. Johnson chose not to seek reelection in 2014. As of 2022,he is the last Democrat to have represented South Dakota in Congress,and the last to hold any statewide office in the state.
The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) is a part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA helps fund,staff and support a national network of health clinics for people who otherwise would have little or no access to care. BPHC funds health centers in underserved communities,providing access to high quality,family oriented,comprehensive primary and preventive health care for people who are low-income,uninsured or face other obstacles to getting health care.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services located in North Bethesda,Maryland. It is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured,isolated or medically vulnerable.
Thomas Andrew Scully is an American lawyer and former government official. He was the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2001 to 2004 under President George W. Bush. Scully is currently a general partner at Welsh,Carson,Anderson &Stowe,a private equity investment firm,where he focuses on health care investments. Scully is also Principal at Federal Health Policy Strategies and a partner at its affiliated law firm Scully,Roskey &Missmar,where he focuses on health care regulatory and legislative matters,as well as on advising clients on health policy and strategies for health care delivery.
The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences is located in Grand Forks,North Dakota at the University of North Dakota (UND) and is the only school of medicine in the state of North Dakota.
The Frontier Nursing Service was founded in 1925 by Mary Breckinridge and provides healthcare services to rural,underserved populations and educates nurse-midwives.
Mary Carson Breckinridge was an American nurse midwife and the founder of the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS),which provided comprehensive family medical care to the mountain people of rural Kentucky. FNS served remote and impoverished areas off the road and rail system but accessible by horseback. She modeled her services on European practices and sought to professionalize American nurse-midwives to practice autonomously in homes and decentralized clinics. Although Breckinridge's work demonstrated efficacy by dramatically reducing infant and maternal mortality in Appalachia,at a comparatively low cost,her model of nurse-midwifery never took root in the United States.
The Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) is a part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Elizabeth M. Duke was the administrator for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) from March 6,2002 to February 28,2009.
The Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program is a US federal government health initiative. It is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Its aim is to reduce child and youth disability and death due to severe illness or injury by increasing awareness among health professionals,provider and planners and the general public of the special needs of children receiving emergency medical care.
The Independent Payment Advisory Board,or IPAB,was to be a fifteen-member United States Government agency created in 2010 by sections 3403 and 10320 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which was to have the explicit task of achieving specified savings in Medicare without affecting coverage or quality. Under previous and current law,changes to Medicare payment rates and program rules are recommended by MedPAC but require an act of Congress to take effect. The system creating IPAB granted IPAB the authority to make changes to the Medicare program with the Congress being given the power to overrule the agency's decisions through supermajority vote. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 repealed IPAB before it could take effect.
Yvette Roubideaux is an American doctor and public health administrator. She is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
School-based health centers (SBHCs) are primary care clinics based on primary and secondary school campuses in the United States. Most SBHCs provide a combination of primary care,mental health care,substance abuse counseling,case management,dental health,nutrition education,health education and health promotion. An emphasis is placed on prevention and early intervention. School-based health centers generally operate as a partnership between the school district and a community health organization,such as a community health center,hospital,or the local health department. Most SBHCs report that the majority of their student population is eligible for the National School Lunch program,a common indicator of low socioeconomic status.
President George W. Bush signed the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 (Pub.L.110-204) (NBSSLA) into law on April 24,2008,a day before DNA Day. The Act amended the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs concerning newborn screening education and outreach,as parents are often unaware that newborn screening takes place and the number and types of screening varies across states. It also established grant programs to coordinate follow-up care,after newborn screening is conducted. The legislation also reauthorized programs under part A of title XI of the Public Health Service Act. In his introductory remarks,Senator Chris Dodd stated that the legislation "protect[s] the most vulnerable members of our society:newborn infants." Newborn Screening is a proven life saving and effective public health tool used to identify thousands of babies in the U.S. born with genetic,metabolic,and congenital conditions. At the time of the legislation's passage,only 15 States along with the District of Columbia required newborns to be screened for 29 core conditions as recommended by the Health Resources and Services Administration/American College of Medical Genetics' 2004 Report.
The 340B Drug Pricing Program is a US federal government program created in 1992 that requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care organizations and covered entities at significantly reduced prices. The intent of the program is to allow covered entities to "stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible,reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services." Maintaining services and lowering medication costs for patients is consistent with the purpose of the program,which is named for the section authorizing it in the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) It was enacted by Congress as part of a larger bill signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.
The Bureau of Health Workforce is a part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA programs train health care professionals and place them where they are needed most. Grants support scholarship and loan repayment programs at colleges and universities to meet critical workforce shortages and promote diversity within the health professions.
Sylvia Trent-Adams is a retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral,who last served as the principal deputy assistant secretary for health from January 2,2019 to August 31,2020. She previously served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States from October 25,2015 to January 2,2019. Trent-Adams also served as the acting surgeon general of the United States from April 21,2017 to September 5,2017. She retired from the U.S. Public Health Service on September 30,2020 after over 33 years of combined uniformed service. On October 5,2020,Trent-Adams was named to the board of directors for AMN Healthcare.
Marita Gerianne Titler is an American nurse scholar. She is the Rhetaugh G. Dumas Endowed Chair in the University of Michigan's School of Nursing.
Carole Johnson is an American health official serving as the administrator of Health Resources and Services Administration since January 2022. She was previously a member of the White House COVID-19 Response Team. Johnson is a former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human Services.
