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Obama Backs ‘Gang Of Six’ Plan That Includes Medicare Cuts
The group unveiled its 10-year, $3.7 trillion deficit reduction plan Tuesday and received a warm, bipartisan reception in the upper chamber. Meanwhile, House GOP lawmakers, in a largely symbolic vote, passed their "cut, cap and balance" measure.
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Though Slim On Specifics, ‘Gang Of Six’ Plan Seeks Savings From Health Plans
The plan's key health components include an overhaul of the Medicare physician payment system and a repeal of the health law's long-term care insurance program.
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Attention Must Be Paid To Famine Early Warning Systems
Early warnings about rising malnutrition, drought and possible famine in the Horn of Africa "went unheeded" for the past year, but "[w]hat is the point of an early warning system if nobody is listening?" a Globe and Mail editorial asks.
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British PM Cameron Should Keep Development Aid Pledge
British Prime Minister David Cameron's "pledge to increase development aid is something he is finding it harder and harder to defend" to colleagues and voters, because "[f]or more than half a century western nations have been spending on aid
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European Commission Resumes Foreign Aid To Niger To Improve Education, Health
"The European Commission resumed aid to Niger on Tuesday, releasing 25 million euros ($35 million) after the west African nation returned to democracy this year following a coup," Agence France-Presse reports.
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Experts At IAS Conference Suggests Ways To Increase Funding For HIV/AIDS
"Scientists have now provided revolutionary tools to roll back HIV but only a major funding boost, supported especially by emerging giant economies, will determine the outcome," according to experts speaking in Rome at the 6th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Agence France-Presse reports.
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WHO Denounces TB Blood Tests In First-Ever ‘Negative’ Policy Recommendation
The WHO "called on Wednesday for an immediate halt to the use of blood tests to detect active tuberculosis [TB], saying they were faulty and leave millions of people at risk," Reuters reports.
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State Roundup: Fla. Medicaid Waiver Fight
News outlets report on a variety of state health policy developments.
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U.N. Declares Famine In Two Regions Of Somalia; U.S. Pledges $28M In Additional Aid
Speaking in Nairobi on Wednesday, Mark Bowden, U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, said the U.N. had officially declared a famine in the southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions of Somalia, VOA News reports (7/20).
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Viewpoints: Opinions Abound On Effect Of ‘Gang Of Six’ Proposal On Health Spending
A selection of opionions and editorials from around the country.
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Prevention As A New Approach To Primary Care?
The AP reports on an emerging primary care model that encourages family physicians to act as health coaches who focus on prevening illness as well as treating it.
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Conn., Calif. Facing Adult Day Care, Respite Center Closures
Facing enormous budget constraints, lawmakers in California have sought to find a way to keep day-care services for adults to help keep them out of nursing homes. Conn. residents face a similar situation because the state is slated to close respite centers that help families get a break from caregiving.
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IOM Panel Recommends Insurance Coverage For Contraception
The recommendation by the Institute of Medicine advises that contraceptives for women be treated as one of the several preventive services provided free of charge under the new health law.
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21 State AGs Support Mo. Lt. Governor’s Health Law Challenge
Meanwhile, an appropriations bill has stalled because of jurisdictional issues regarding a provision that would prohibit federal funds from being used to implement the health law.
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Proposed Medicaid Cuts Draw Warnings, Unexpected Requests
As debt talks proceed, the request by California Governor Jerry Brown, a liberal Democrat, to cut Medicaid spending by 10 percent, is reportedly awkward for congressional Democrats and the White House. Meanwhile, some advocates warn that Latinos will be hit hard by proposals to cut the health insurance program for the poor.
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New Public Opinion Polls Highlight Debt-Ceiling Concerns, Attitude Shifts
The Wall Street Journal reports on a "dramatic shift in attitudes" as the majority of those polled support President Barack Obama's 10-year plan, which includes federal spending reductions that would touch Medicare and other entitlement programs.
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Texas Tribune Reviews New Anti-Abortion Law; Health Debate
The Texas Tribune recounts the legislative debate on health care issues, especially abortion.
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