Latest KFF Health News Stories
Conrad Views $4T Savings Blueprint As Counter To GOP Plan
The plan is said to contain “modest” Medicare savings. Meanwhile, Politico reports that the “window” of opportunity for the so-called “gang of six,” is getting smaller.
House GOP Votes To Defund State Exchanges In Health Law
The legislation, which was approved Tuesday, passed mostly along party lines, though five Democrats voted with the Republicans in favor of cutting funds for state health exchanges. The measure is not likely to fare well in the Senate.
States Are Battlegrounds For Planned Parenthood Funding, Abortion Issues
Developments also continue on Capitol Hill.
Rural Doc Becomes Federally Certified To Use Electronic Health Records
A family physician in Kansas becomes the first doctor in Kansas, and possibly the nation, to be certified for “meaningful use” of EHRs.
ACOs, Employer Mandate Continue To Draw Attention
The Hill reports that the Internal Revenue Service is seeking public comment on the health law’s employer mandate while PBS NewsHour “decodes” accountable care organizations.
Legislation Advanced To Repeal Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Provisions
The measure’s supporters say it would lead to savings for the federal government of nearly $3 billion over the next five years.
Viewpoints: Basic Benefits Package Budget Buster?; Colorado CHIP Cuts; Pharma’s Public Image
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
Cantor Warns That Health Law Will Lead To Care Rationing
The House Majority Leader expressed this concern while speaking to the College of American Pathologists.
State Roundup: Duluth, Minn., Seeking To Change Retiree Health Benefits
Today’s news includes reports from Massachusetts, Minnesota, Florida, Vermont, Montana, Texas, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado and Iowa.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about a House vote to cut off funds for a key part of the health law, as well as the latest developments regarding the budget and entitlement reform.
Japan Pledges To Maintain Aid To Africa Despite Rebuilding Costs
Japan will maintain its aid pledges to African nations, despite reconstruction costs following an earthquake and tsunami, a senior government official said on Sunday at a development conference in Dakar, Senegal, Agence France-Presse reports (5/2).
The U.N. Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health on Monday concluded a meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and announced a new set of recommendations aimed at improving the accountability of women’s and children’s health programs in the developing world, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports.
Save The Children Releases Annual Global Mother’s Index
Afghanistan is “the worst place to be a mother, with women having a life expectancy of 45 years
Congress Returns To Face Health Program Costs, Budget Issues
News outlets report that lawmakers are returning to work after a two-week recess, during which they faced emotional challenges from constituents regarding the deficit and the nation’s entitlement programs.
House Republicans Continue Health Law Defunding Push
More bills will move through the House this week designed to strip funding from specific provisions of the health law. The Obama administration has made clear its opposition
Lack Of Insurance Interferes With Cervical Cancer Prevention, Treatment
The Washington Post reports on why so many women fail to be screened regularly.
Opinions, analyses and editorials from around the country.
New Reports Predict Impending Doctor Shortage
Researchers also find that where there are more family physicians, readmission rates are lower.
Community Health Raises Its Bid For Tenet
The story continues as Community Health makes its “best and final offer.”
