The HHS report assumes that international travel can more quickly spread the disease.
An excellent source for detailed and current information on Federal health care regulations is the Health and Human Services (HHS) website.
A claimant files a petition for compensation with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, DC, and with the secretary of HHS, along with a $150-filing fee.
Hearings are held before a "special master," an attorney appointed by the court judges; a DOJ attorney represents the HHS position; hearings usually last one or two days.
An estimated 896,000 children across the country were victims of abuse or neglect in 2002, according to national data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in April 2004.
