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A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
Some opinions on the effects of Medicare on the debt-ceiling debate, and vice-versa.
"The first human antibody that can knock out all influenza A viruses has been shown effective in lab mice, an exciting step forward in the hunt for a universal vaccine, researchers said Friday," Agence France-Presse reports (Sheridan, 7/30).
"Officials in Nigeria's northern Kano state say parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated against polio may be prosecuted," VOA News reports. "Officials began a four-day immunization campaign in Kano on Thursday, with the goal of immunizing six million children," according to the news service (7/29).
A pair of studies highlights how health disparities continue to take shape and unravels some of the factors that are involved in differences in health outcomes.
An advisory group offered criticism of the Food and Drug Administration's review system for medical devices. But the FDA's reaction appears dismissive.
Partners HealthCare System vowed to pay $40 million to help reduce insurance costs for small businesses, the Boston Globe reports. Also, California group announces plans for an ACO and Minnesota Public Radio examines how cost cutting efforts will affect health care.
Officials from Florida and the federal government are working on the state's plans to move all Medicaid enrollees to managed care plans. Meanwhile, Iowa is planning changes to its Medicaid program that could impact the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. And a Medicaid provider in Georgia finds anomalies in payments.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized an 11 percent drop in nursing home payments, which will kick in next year.
The rule includes everything from distribution of birth control pills to administration of breast exams. Ultimately, women will no longer pay out of pocket for preventive services. However, Politico reports that the Department of Health and Human Services may include a "conscience clause" in the regulation.
The Washington Post reports on how race is emerging as an important issue in the discussion surrounding personalized medicine.
News outlets report on a range of issues related to the health law, from efforts to repeal the measure's tax on insurance policies to competing claims about its costs.
CQ HealthBeat reports on how there is increasing skepticism, especially from members of the GOP, that the National Institutes of Health should be protected from budget cuts.
"The first field trial for a 'lab on a chip' accurately detected both HIV and syphilis among a Rwandan population, researchers reported Sunday" in an online report published by Nature Medicine, the Washington Post reports (Torres, 7/31).
"Half of the 340,000 deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes each year occur in Africa, almost all in anonymity," the New York Times writes in an article profiling several cases of women who have died during childbirth in Ugandan hospitals.
"The U.S. should improve coordination among its more than two dozen government departments to promote coherence in its multibillion-dollar foreign aid program and avoid duplication," according to a peer review from the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Guardian reports.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how the politics and policies involved of the debt-ceiling deal are taking shape.
From the morning talk shows throughout Sunday afternoon, a debt-limit deal appeared to be in the works.
News outlets are covering the possible fallout for the health care system if no debt-ceiling deal is reached.
Medicare announced a change in nursing home payments Friday, according to news coverage.
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