Latest KFF Health News Stories
Viewpoints: NY Times Warning On Women’s Rights; WSJ On ‘Romneycare’; Dutch Model For Medicare
A selection of opinions and editorials from various news organizations.
Study: Many Patients Screened For Colon Cancer More Often Than Recommended
This research, along with other studies, was published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Heart Docs Dismiss Bias Claims Stemming From Industry Support Of Meeting
ProPublica reports that these physicians say the heart society meeting is an important source of information about new research and products.
State Roundup: Calif.’s Central Valley Facing Health Problems
News outlets across the country report on developments in health policy.
Govt. Audit Finds Antipsychotic Drugs Often Overused In Nursing Homes
More than half of the antipsychotics paid for by Medicare in the first half of 2007 were “erroneous,” the audit found, costing the program $116 million during those six months.
Tenet Rejects Community Health’s ‘Best And Final’ Offer
That rejection marked the third since Community Health offered its first unsolicited bid in December.
USA Today: Uninsured Hospitalizations Result In A Hefty Unpaid Tab
The unpaid costs of hospitalizations is estimated to be as much as $49 billion.
News outlets report on developments in state Medicaid policies.
Single-Payer Bill Slated For Introduction
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., plans to introduce legislation to establish a single-payer health care system. His measure comes on the heels of a successful push within his state to implement single-payer. This step, however, adds to federal-level interest in allowing states waivers to pursue their own reforms.
Boehner Draws Line In Sand On Debt-Limit Vote
One of his main themes was the need for “honest conversations” about how to control the costs of the Medicare program – a statement some viewed as a signal that the GOP is still committed to restructuring at least some elements of the health insurance program for the elderly.
Medicare, Entitlement Reform Continue To Trigger Political Rifts
The AP reports that, as unlikely as it may seem, the Obama administration and congressional Republicans may share some common ideas regarding Medicare costs. Still, the issue of how to address the programs – and the related proposals – still are causing rifts within the GOP.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including advance reports on today’s appeals court action surrounding challenges to the health law.
International Group Agrees To Create Funding Mechanism To Provide Humanitarian Aid For Libya
Foreign affairs ministers and representatives of international organizations, who met in Rome for the second meeting of the Libya Contact Group, “agreed to create a new funding mechanism to support humanitarian action and reconstruction in Libya,” Devex’s blog “The Development Newswire” reports.
Fourth U.N. Conference On The Least Developed Countries Opens In Istanbul
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday in Istanbul opened the Fourth U.N. Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) “to discuss a new 10-year aid plan to help lift nations out of poverty,” Agence France-Presse reports (5/9).
U.S. Boosts Cote d’Ivoire Commitment; Polio Vaccine Campaign Delayed In Country’s Southern Region
The U.S. has pledged an additional $8.5 million to relief efforts in Cote d’Ivoire after post-election violence led to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people and refugees, Devex reports.
Actress Julia Roberts Joins Alliance For Clean Cookstoves As Global Ambassador
Actress Julia Roberts will serve as a global ambassador for the Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and join Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s effort “to introduce 100 million clean cookstoves around the world by 2020, the State Department said Friday,” Agence France-Presse reports.
Confusion Surrounds Medicare Proposals, Budget Plan Debate
News outlets report on the fits and starts of the ongoing budget deficit talks, including how plans for Medicare’s future are faring and how politics are heating up – both in Washington and in a special congressional election beyond the Beltway.
