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After meeting with Haitian President-elect Michel Martelly on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. would back Haiti’s efforts to recover from the January 2010 earthquake “all the way,” VOA News reports. “Martelly is in Washington for key meetings in advance of his May 14 inauguration,” the news service notes (Gollust, 4/20).
China Releases First Report On Foreign Aid
China on Thursday released its first report on the country’s investment in foreign aid over the past few decades and its impact on developing countries, noting that “its rise as an aid donor is a good development at a time when the global financial crisis is straining most other countries’ spending,” the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.
At Facebook, Obama Calls GOP Plan For Medicare ‘Radical’
Although President Barack Obama used strong and critical language to describe the Republican proposals to change Medicare and Medicaid, he also indicated that he expected to reach a deal to reduce the deficit without transforming these programs.
Obama Administration Urges Graduates To Know Health Insurance Options
In other health reform news, President Obama says that he is flexible on health reform, and the AP reports on how the absence of one Supreme Court justice on certain legal questions has been “no big deal.”
Health IT Creates Demand For New Group Of Employees – ‘Medical Scribes’
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on how electronic medical records systems have led to a new type of job in the health care workforce.
Political Discourse Regarding Planned Parenthood Moves To States
Media outlets report on state-level action regarding Planned Parenthood and abortion issues.
NPR: 3 In 4 Prescriptions Are For Generic Drugs
The Shots Blog reports that “the brand-name pharmaceutical industry has a drug problem.”
Survey: Fewer U.S. Seniors Dying In Hospitals
Meanwhile, The Seattle Times reports on an effort in Washington state to “clamp down” on unregulated elder-care referral businesses that promise to help families make arrangements for long-term care for aging relatives.
Hospital Deals, Disagreements In The News
A hospital acquisition in Georgia has drawn challenges by the state’s attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission. Meanwhile, the drama surrounding Community Health’s take-over bid of Tenet Healthcare Corp. continues.
Experts Question Hospital’s Heart Device Data Claims
The New York Times reports that medical experts are disputing the position taken by a hospital regarding a heart device.
Longer Looks: Was WSJ Pulitzer Undeserved?; IPAB And Cost Cutting
This week’s articles come from the Huffington Post, National Review, The Nation, Slate, American Medical News, Hospitals and Health Networks and Modern Healthcare.
State Roundup: Calif. Exchange Board Meets; Iowa Mental Health Plan
News today from Idaho, California, Lousiana, Connecticut, Texas, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota and Kansas.
Viewpoints: Medicare Cuts & Partisan Politics; Colorado Health Exchange; NEJM On Family Planning
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about President Barack Obama’s Facebook visit during which he stepped up his criticism of GOP plans to overhaul Medicare and Medicaid but said he expects to strike a deal to reduce the deficit.
One in eight children living with HIV/AIDS “experiences triple-class virological failure
U.N. Agencies Begin Deploying Humanitarian Aid In Western Region Of Libya
U.N. agencies have begun providing humanitarian assistance in the western region of Libya for the first time since civil unrest began in February, following an April 17 agreement between the organization and the Libyan government to allow a “humanitarian corridor,” Bloomberg reports (Varner, 4/19).
WHO Team Assesses Medical Situation In Cote d’Ivoire; EU Doubles Aid Pledge
A WHO team has visited the western region of Cote d’Ivoire to assess damage to the medical system and identify ways to improve access to care, following months of violence after the country’s presidential election last year, U.N. News Centre reports.
New Poll Show Americans Oppose Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid
Meanwhile, as the budget debate in Washington heats up, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has started airing ads attacking GOP Rep. Paul Ryan’s plan to overhaul Medicare.
