108th Congress

Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Holds Hearing on Federal Health Care Costs and Diabetes

On June 24, 2003, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senator Susan Collins [R-ME], Chairwoman) held a hearing entitled, "Juvenile Diabetes–Examining the Personal Toll on Families, Financial Costs to the Federal Health Care System, and Research Progress Towards a Cure." Dr. Allen Spiegel, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, testified.

Hearing Summary: Juvenile Diabetes

Testimony: Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.