Obama declares swine flu a national emergency
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:46pm EDT By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has declared 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said on Saturday. The declaration will make it easier for U.S. medical facilities to handle a surge in flu patients by allowing the waiver of some requirements of Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health insurance programs as needed, the White House said in a statement. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre
