Clinton Medicare Rx Benefit To Add Medical Error Reduction Component
Executive Summary
President Clinton's updated Medicare drug benefit proposal for 2000 will highlight the importance of reducing clinical errors, Office of Management & Budget Associate Director-Health and Personnel Daniel Mendelson told the National Congress on the Future of Pharmaceuticals in Medical Care Dec. 9 in Washington, D.C.
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