Latest KFF Health News Stories
Appeals Court Restores Federal Funding Of Stem Cell Research
The decision overturns a federal district court decision that found the research was in violation of a law prohibiting government financing of experiments that destroy human embryos.
Clinton Say Supreme Court Might Strike The Individual Mandate From The Health Law
In interview with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, former president says that even if the high court rules against the provision requiring health insurance, the rest of the bill will likely remain intact.
Though post-election violence in Cote d’Ivoire has ended, thousands of people remain in need of humanitarian assistance, including health care, education, water, shelter and protection, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement (.pdf) on Wednesday, the U.N. News Centre reports.
Preventive Measures Needed To Ensure Protection From Workplace Hazards, ILO Head Says
Preventive measures are the best way to ensure people are protected from hazards in the workplace, U.N. International Labor Union Director-General Juan Somavia said in a message Thursday marking the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the U.N. News Centre reports.
WHO Highlights Global Threat Of NCDs, Need For Action At Moscow Meeting
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a “slow-moving catastrophe” that could overwhelm even the richest countries without action to address their underlying causes, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said at the First Global Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and Non-communicable Disease Control in Moscow on Thursday, the U.N. News Centre reports.
Gates Foundation Awards 88 New Grand Challenges Grants
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday announced 88 new $100,000 grants for “unusual” global health research projects, the Associated Press reports (Blankinship, 4/28).
GOP Medicare Plan Triggers Town Hall Rage – But Is It Real?
News outlets examine what’s behind the activity during recent town-hall meetings — is it organic or is it rooted in Washington political theatrics.
North Dakota Moves Forward On Health Law’s Insurance Exchange
In other news related to the health law, NPR reports that emergency room doctors predict that the health law will worsen ER crowding.
State News Highlights: Texas Senate Approves Medicaid Savings Bill
Also in the headlines, health news reports from Arizona, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Colorado and Florida.
Aetna Becomes California’s Third Insurer To Scale Back Rate Hikes
Meanwhile, a new insurance market trend is picking up steam as one of the nation’s largest employer-benefits consulting firms announced that it will launch a private exchange for large companies.
Hospitals: Another Merger; Patient Satisfaction As A Quality Indicator
Alexian announces a merger with St.Louis-Based Ascension Health while a war of words continues between Community Health and Tenet. Also, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is finalizing the specifics of a new hospital reimbursement method that will link payment to patient satisfaction.
Abortion-Rights Supporters Face Tough Choices About Where To Focus Efforts
News outlets also report on restrictive legislation advancing in the Florida and Kansas legislatures. Meanwhile, funding issues related to Planned Parenthood continue to receive attention.
Research Roundup: Saving Lives Through Health Literacy
Today’s research comes from the Journal of the American Medical Association, The Commonwealth Fund, The Kaiser Family Foundation, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, the Center for Studying Health System Change, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council.
Viewpoints: Suggestions For Modifying Proposals On Medicare
Today’s commentaries come from The Wall Street Journal and The New England Journal of Medicine.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how independent groups and activists are taking positions on the Ryan plan for the budget and Medicare.
USAID Announces Shift In Gender Programming, Organizational Structure
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah this week announced the agency has transformed its Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (EGAT) Women in Development Office into a new Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, Devex reports (Leonzon, 4/27).
