Viewpoints: Coburn On His Dropout; Malpractice Reform And States
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A selection of viewpoints from around the nation.
Meanwhile, an Associated Press poll finds that college graduates have been hit by the recession - and their health insurance coverage is one of the key indicators.
The findings, which were released Wednesday, came from the Journal of Oncology Practice and the American Journal of Managed Care.
The New York Times reports that the appointment of Sheila Birnbaum is a step forward in carrying out efforts to reopen the victim's compensation fund.
News outlets report on Medicaid issues affecting states.
Meanwhile, long-term care providers say health law doesn't help with their problems.
Medicare is again a hot-button issue as news outlets speculate on how Republican plans to revamp the program could play into the upcoming election season.
News outlets report on state policy issues.
Even though a House panel approved a bill last week, advocates on both sides of the issue say a legislative deal this year is unlikely.
News outlets examine what led to the exit of Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., from this group of negotiators and what the new outlook is for the group to have a positive impact on congressional efforts to develop long-term deficit reduction strategies.
USA Today reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is aiming for a vote next week.
Today's interesting reading options come from The Economist, MedPage Today, The Atlantic, National Review, Mother Jones, American Medical News, and Hospitals & Health Networks.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the impact of the departure of Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., from the 'Gang of Six' on the efforts to address long-term budget issues such as Medicare spending.
Reuters featured an interivew with Afghanistan's Acting Health Minister Suraya Dalil on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
HIV-positive people living in China "are routinely being denied medical treatment in mainstream hospitals due to fear and ignorance about the disease," according to a study based on interviews with 103 people living with HIV/AIDS and 23 health care workers that was conducted by the International Labor Organization and China's National Center for STD and AIDS Prevention and Control, Reuters reports (Wee, 5/17).
IRIN examines tuberculosis among health care workers in Kenya, where "[s]afety equipment
A decline in contributions from the WHO's leading 30 "traditional" donor nations and the exchange rate for the weaker U.S. dollar are causing the agency to cut its budget and staff, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told reporters in a news conference at the World Health Assembly in Geneva on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.
VOA News looks at the relationship between food security and trade barriers. "The Global Harvest Initiative says improving food and agricultural trade flows in the coming decades will help counter the effects of changing weather patterns, population shifts and limited natural resources," VOA News writes.
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, UNITAID, and the U.K.'s Department for International Development (DFID) "said on Tuesday [they] had secured price reductions on key AIDS drugs for HIV-positive patients in poorer countries," Reuters reports.
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