Latest KFF Health News Stories
An Anniversary – AIDS Turns 30
Three decades after the first cases of AIDS were recorded, more than 60 million people have been infected worldwide. Scientists agree that the epidemic is far from over and, even with major treatment advances and improvement in understanding the illness, hurdles remain in the effort to eradicate the disease.
Investigation Finds ‘Disarray’ In Institutions For Housing Developmentally Disabled
The New York Times examines New York state’s system for taking care of people who are developmentally disabled and finds problems.
Wash. Lawmakers Enact Fee On Nursing Homes To Increase Federal Match
Medicaid news from Lousiana, Washington, Texas and New York.
Roundup: Poll Finds Growing Support In Mass. For Health Law
News outlets report on a variety of state health policy issues.
Health Law Waivers: Political Benefit Or Policy Safety Valve?
Media outlets report on the varying views on the waivers granted so far by the Obama administration to ease requirements of the health law. Meanwhile, specific regulations – such as those relating to the “broker rule” and accountable care organizations – continue to be hot topics.
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Take Stabs At Health Law, Offer Fiscal Policy Views
Political activity continues to swirl around the health law. Congressional Republicans say they are still pressing forward with repeal plans, and possible presidential hopefuls take on the measure and offer specific policy positions.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about state-level health law implementation activities.
House Dems To Obama: Don’t Yield To GOP On Medicare
In the context of ongoing budget talks, House Democrats urged President Barack Obama to maintain the Medicare program and stand firm against Republican efforts to cut the program’s spending.
For Both Dems And Republicans, Medicare Messages Key To Success
Republicans are having an intra-party debate regarding whether a short and simple Medicare message or a more nuanced version would play better with voters. Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says Democrats have a good chance of taking back the lower chamber in 2012.
Budget Cuts Should Not Include U.S. Global AIDS Program
“Now is not the time for the United States
State News: 2 ACOs Take Shape In Calif.; Md. Hospitals Report Problems
A range of state health policy issues attract attention.
International Drug Policy Panel Calls For Legalization Of Some Drugs, De-Criminalizing Drug Use
The Global Commission on Drug Policy
European E. Coli Strain Never Seen Before In Humans, Scientists Say
The food safety office of the WHO on Thursday announced that the bacterium responsible for the E. coli outbreak in Europe is a strain never seen before in humans and could mean “the infection could prove unusually difficult to bring under control,” Nature News reports (Turner, 6/2).
U.S. Foreign Aid Recipients Own Billions In Treasury Securities, CRS Report Says
“The Congressional Research Service released a report last month, a copy of which Fox News exclusively obtained, showing that in fiscal year 2010, the latest year that data was available, the U.S. handed out a total of $1.4 billion to 16 foreign countries that held at least $10 billion in Treasury securities,” FoxNews.com reports.
Money Must Be Spent Wisely In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Report Says
More money, less waste and smarter programmes are urgently needed to consolidate precious gains in the war on AIDS and HIV, UNAIDS said” in a report released on Thursday ahead of the disease’s 30th anniversary and the beginning of the U.N. High Level Meeting on AIDS, Agence France-Presse reports.
