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Along with the endorsement, the president issued an executive memorandum to the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Labor, Defense, Veterans Affairs, and the director of the Office of Personnel Management, to establish an interagency task force to facilitate President Heeds Panel's Call for Increased Research Funding
President Clinton endorsed last month a series of recommendations from an advisory panel to improve the nation's health care quality. The panel recommends greater investment in basic, clinical, preventive, and health services research, among other key goals.