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A Case Study in Politics and Science: Changes to the National Healthcare Disparities Report
House Committee on Government Reform Special Investigations Division
House Committee on Government Reform
Special Investigations Division
Abstract
The Special Investigations Division of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform investigated disparities in the conclusions between two versions of the National Healthcare Disparities Report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The investigation, prompted by congressional request, reveals significant alterations made by HHS to the scientists' original findings in the June draft. While the draft emphasized "significant inequality" and identified healthcare disparities as "national problems," the final version, released in December, omitted these conclusions, raising concerns about the accuracy and transparency of the report.
Date
2004-01-13
Document Type
House Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
12 pages
Congress
108
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
3: Health
PAP Minor Code
300: General
Related Hearings
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20051024203932/http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=484&Issue=Politics+and+Science