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Previous Volume 334:203-209 January 18, 1996 Number 3

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The rush to shrink the federal government and reduce its costs, propelled by the Republican-controlled Congress with the reluctant acquiescence of the Clinton administration, has begun to change the Public Health Service and other federal health agencies in important ways. The Republicans have begun to dismantle the offices of the assistant secretary for health and the surgeon general, as well as the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA); reduce funding for substance-abuse treatment, mental health services, and health services research; and consolidate many other public health programs. However, the House of Representatives has voted to continue Congress's long-standing commitment to the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Public Health Service

Reforming an Unwieldy Structure

The Power of the Purse

Biomedical Research

Disease Surveillance and Control

Health Services Research

The Changing Committee Leadership

Conclusions

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