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Hospital Impact has been ranked one of the top 50 healthcare blogs by Wikio.
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(note from Tony: looks like Nick is facing a lot of reorg - in the government (see his post below), and potentially also at his hospital as they move toward "systemness")
by Nick Jacobs
NEW & NOTEWORTHY (From the AIRI website)
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Takes Dual Role in Decision to Head the Labor/HHS/Ed Appropriations Subcommittee – The new 110th Congress convened this week following an official swearing-in ceremony on January 4th. In addition, the new House Appropriations Committee Chairman, David Obey (D-WI), announced the new chairmen of all Appropriations subcommittees, including the Labor/HHS/Ed Appropriations Subcommittee which has budgetary jurisdiction over the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
As you may recall, in the 109th Congress, Chairman Obey was the Ranking Democrat on the NIH funding panel, making him the obvious choice for subcommittee chairman in the new Democratic Congress. While it was widely speculated that Chairman Obey would not take the subcommittee position since he now leads the full Appropriations Committee, this week, Chairman Obey named himself to head the subcommittee. Obey is a long-time vocal advocate for NIH.
Another Appropriations Subcommittee important to AIRI is the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee, which exerts jurisdiction over the National Science Foundation (NSF). Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) was chosen to lead that body.
If any of you don't know the significance of these decisions, you need to turn the clock back 12 years or so when the Dems were in power. These individuals will have a significant impact on your potential funding if you are associated with any medical centers that receive funding from either NSF or NIH.
Finally, PA's 12th Congressional District's John P. Murtha was also appointed the Chairmanship of the Department of Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations.
Funding can come from numerous committees of government. If you aren't considering a run at your tax dollars, you may be, like the fleas in the circus, living too securely inside your flea box.
