In This Issue:

*Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg Nominated to Head U.S. Food and Drug Administration

*U.S. President Obama Selects Sebelius, DeParle to Lead Health Care Reform

*U.S. President Obama Signs the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Act Includes Billions of Dollars in Funding for the Promotion of Health Information Technology

*The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 expands HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules

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