tailieunhanh - CONFIRMATION OF ARNE DUNCAN

In health care practice outside the hospital, about 80% of the diseases treated are chronic. Although much of the treatment is remarkably efficient as a result of, inter alia, medical research, its quality is often far from satisfactory. Many patients do not comply* with instructions; fewer than 50% follow their treatment correctly. It has been observed that patients are inadequately informed about their condition and that few have been helped to manage or take responsibility for their treat- ment. Though most physicians are highly competent in diagnosis and treatment, too few educate their patients to manage their condition. There may be. | AUTHENTICATED . GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPỌ S. Hrg. 111-306 CONFIRMATION OF ARNE DUNCAN hearing OF the COMMITTEE ON HEALTH EDUCATION LABOR AND PENSIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE hundred eleventh congress FIRST SESSION ON CONFIRMATION OF ARNE DUNCAN OF ILLINOIS TO BE SECRETARY . DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION JANUARY 13 2009 Printed for the use of the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions Available via the World Wide Web http congress senate . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 46-551 PDF WASHINGTON 2010 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents . Government Printing Office Internet Phone toll free 866 512-1800 DC area 202 512-1800 Fax 202 512-2250 Mail Stop SSOP Washington DC 20402-0001 VerDate Nov 24 2008 11 14 Mar 23 2010 Jkt 035165 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 S DOCS DENISE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH EDUCATION LABOR AND PENSIONS EDWARD M. KENNEDY Massachusetts Chairman CHRISTOPHER J. DODD Connecticut TOM HARKIN Iowa BARBARA A. MiKULSKI Maryland JEFF BINGAMAN New Mexico PATTY MURRAY Washington JACK REED Rhode Island BERNARD SANDERS I Vermont SHERROD BROWN Ohio ROBERT P. CASEY Jr. Pennsylvania KAY R. HAGAN North Carolina JEFF MERKLEY Oregon MICHAEL B. ENZI Wyoming JUDD GREGG New Hampshire LAMAR ALEXANDER Tennessee RICHARD BURR North Carolina JOHNNY ISAKSON Georgia JOHN McCAIN Arizona ORRIN G. HATCH Utah LISA MURKOWSKI Alaska TOM COBURN . Oklahoma PAT ROBERTS Kansas J. Michael Myers Staff Director and Chief Counsel Frank Macchiarola Republican Staff Director and Chief Counsel II VerDate Nov 24 2008 11 14 Mar 23 2010 Jkt 035165 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 S DOCS DENISE CONTENTS STATEMENTS TUESDAY JANUARY 13 2009 Page Harkin Hon. Tom . Senator from the State of Iowa opening statement . 1 Enzi Hon. Michael B. a . Senator from the State of Wyoming opening statement . 2 Durbin Hon. Richard a . Senator from the State of Illinois . 4 Prepared statement . 6 Duncan Arne Chief Executive