Latest KFF Health News Stories
British Budget Cuts Preserve Important Spending And Are A Model For U.S. Lawmakers
In his Washington Post column, Michael Gerson writes about British Prime Minister David Cameron’s approach to budget cuts.
Overall Employment In Cuba’s Health System Dropped In 2010, Report Says
Overall employment in Cuba’s health system fell 14 percent in 2010 to about 282,000 jobs, compared with 330,000 during the previous year, according to a report from the country’s National Statistics Office, the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.
MSNBC Examines New USAID Program To Promote Corporate Volunteerism
MSNBC.com examines a recently launched USAID program that is like a “mash-up of a corporate Peace Corps and ‘The Apprentice.'”
Viewpoints: Debating The Best Ways To ‘Fix’ Medicare; ACO Rule; States ‘Punishing’ Women?
A selection of viewpoints from around the country.
From The Legislatures: Calif. Assembly Passes Rate Regulation Bill
News outlets report on health policy issues in state legislatures around the country.
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Take Aim At Different Health Reform Targets
Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney continues to aim criticism at the health law signed by President Barack Obama while former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has not yet announced an intent to seek the GOP nomination, slammed the state law that Romney backed.
Colo. Gov. Signs Exchange Bill
The new law, which had some Republican support, sets up a Web-based market for individuals and small businesses to purchase insurance.
For Physicians, Electronic Medical Records Continue To Pose Challenges
This pair of stories offers insights – based on interviews and a hearing held by the House Small Business Committee – about how physicians are faring as they try to move toward digital systems.
Indiana Officials Say They Will Defy Federal Order On Planned Parenthood
State lawyers say they must obey a law signed by the governor last month that bars funding to clinics offering abortions. Medicaid officials warned this week that denying payments for covered health services was illegal and could endanger all federal Medicaid payments to the state.
ACOs, Medical Loss Ratio Among Health Law Elements Drawing Scrutiny
News outlets report on various criticisms and defenses of these key provisions of the health overhaul.
Research Roundup: Calif. Exchange Lessons; High-Volume Hospitals
This week’s studies come from Health Studies Research, The Urban Institute, The Commonwealth Fund, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Kaiser Family Foundation, the New England Journal of Medicine and Health Affairs.
Parties Agree Appeals Court Has Jurisdiction In Va. Health Law Challenge
The Washington Post reports on the general agreement expressed by the Justice Department and both plaintiffs in the two Virginia lawsuits currently pending against the health law.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that House Democrats are pressing President Barack Obama not to cave on Medicare as budget talks continue.
Health Law Gets Mixed Reception In Ohio Federal Appeals Court
A key issue for the judges to determine is whether the plaintiffs have legal standing to sue after one said she recently purchased coverage from her employer. The case was initially brought by the Michigan-based Thomas More Law Center.
White House Budget Meeting Leads To Medicare Fracas
The dispute emerged between Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis, and President Barack Obama as Ryan urged Obama not to engage in Medicare “demagoguery.” The president responded by listing conservatives’ attack points.
U.N.-Led Joint Report Examines HIV/AIDS Among Young People Ages 10-24
An estimated 2,500 young people are infected with HIV every day worldwide, and young women and adolescent girls are most at risk of contracting the disease because of biological and social factors, according to a report released on Wednesday by a group of U.N. agencies, RTT News reports.
Longer Looks: Is American Medicine Destroying Itself?
Today’s list of longer stories includes articles from The New York Times, Politifact, the Columbia Journalism Review, Mother Jones, National Journal, the New Yorker and The New Republic.
Integrate NTD, HIV, TB And Malaria Programs
In a New England Journal of Medicine opinion piece, Peter Hotez of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and colleagues, including Jeffrey Sachs of the Earth Institute of Columbia University, outline how integrating treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTD) into HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria control efforts could speed up progress toward attaining the sixth Millennium Development Goal.
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
AHRQ Data Show Quality Improving But Disparities Remain
The latest information from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows modest gains in health care quality but persistent racial and income disparities.
