House subcommittee approves bill defunding AHRQ

July 19, 2012, 9:32 am by Healthcare IT News

A House Appropriations subcommittee voted Wednesday to go ahead with a controversial bill that would cut $1.3 billion from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) while also eliminating all funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).  Election 2012 This week's feature:  No read more

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