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Proposals to extend payroll tax relief, as well as take steps to prevent a scheduled 30 percent reduction in Medicare physician reimbursements from taking effect in January, are high on the congressional to-do list. A House vote on a doc-fix patch could take place as soon as next week.
A selection of today's opinions and editorials from around America.
A federal appeals court called bone marrow donation blood parts, not organ parts. The new reading of the federal prohibition could attract thousands more donors.
Democrats applauded the report's findings that enrollment in Medicare's private plans continues to grow at a brisk pace.
A study of five states found that foster children are more likely than other kids to be given mind-altering drugs, including antipsychotics and antidepressants.
This week's reports come from Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report, the Archives of Internal Medicine, the Urban Institute, the Kaiser Family Foundation, The New England Journal Of Medicine and The National Bureau Of Economic Research.
The state's unexpected $876 million surplus is partly due to lower-than-expected Medicaid enrollment.
Media outlets report on how corporations are mindful of "healthy" opportunities. Meanwhile, WellPoint announces that it will begin covering lung CT scans for heavy smokers.
President Barack Obama told advocates, patients and other stakeholders that his administration will do more to get antiretroviral drugs to people infected with HIV - in the United States and in low-income countries around the world.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Massachusetts and Louisiana.
News outlets analyze GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's policy positions, including those regarding Medicare and other health issues.
Today is Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick's last day. News outlets offer views on the agency's work during his tenure at its helm.
The Hill reports that central to the Republican plan is to keep the spotlight on some of the measure's controversial topics while the Supreme Court contemplates the individual mandate.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports on congressional efforts to extend a payroll tax break and other work that must be done, such as the Medicare doc fix, before the end of the year.
Only 7 percent of entrees at the 14 leading California children's medical centers were deemed healthy.
Study finds foster children were prescribed the drugs at rates 2.7 to 4.5 times higher than other kids in Medicaid.
The Ryan White program will get a $15 million funding boost, and an additional $35 million will go to state ADAPs.
A new report from Leavitt Partners found 164 "ACO entities" in 41 states in the U.S.
Thursday, December 1 is World AIDS Day. The following is a summary of several opinion pieces published in recognition of the day.
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