FYI
German Health Minister Ulla Schmidt delivered the following keynote speech at the conference, "The American Model and Europe: Past -Present - Future," organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Washington, DC, on January 27, 2006. Health Minister Schmidt has been in Washington since January 25 for talks with US Administration representatives and representatives of the health care system. The talks focused on strategies to prevent bird flu, Medicare, as well as research and technology transfer issues in the US and Germany.
The transcript of her speech is available at
http://www.bmg.bund.de/nn_617014/EN/Health/health-policy,param=.html
Best wishes
David McDaid
LSE Health and Social Care
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