Latest KFF Health News Stories
Life Expectancy, Other Health Indicators Improve In Asia-Pacific, OECD Report Says
A report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released on Tuesday, found that “Asia-Pacific countries have seen steady gains in key health indicators since 1970, but developing nations there are still far behind standards in the industrialised world,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports. OECD looked at “[h]ealth systems for 27 Asia-Pacific economies,” according to the news service (12/21).
The Citizen/allAfrica.com examines the potential impact a free-trade agreement between the EU and India currently under negotiation could have on patients living with HIV/AIDS in developing countries.
Funding, Antitrust Suit Pose Tests For Health Law
Policy developments are creating challenges to the sweeping health law.
Some Republicans are facing criticism for opposing the Sept. 11 responders bill. Meanwhile, legislators are poised to pass an overhaul to the nation’s food safety system.
States confront a variety of health policy challenges.
Hospital Takeovers, Medical Tourism And Workforce Issues
News outlets report on an unsolicited hospital takeover bid involving the largest publicly traded hospital company. Meanwhile, in Detroit, high-powered treatment teams are drawing patients from across the country and the world, creating a boon of prestige and resources for local hospitals. Finally, a new study finds the number of pediatricians nationwide is ample, but it all comes down to location.
Wyden’s Cancer Treatment Highlights Debate Over Health Care Cost Vs. Personal Choice
In choosing surgery over what used to be called “watchful waiting,” Wyden took a path that many men take when faced with a prostate cancer diagnosis.
The Associated Press reports on how, despite some major legislative accomplishments, including the health overhaul, the year of 2010 has not been as positive an experience for President Obama as he had hoped.
Mayo Clinic Accused Of Submitting False Medicare Claims
The Star Tribune reports that the Mayo Clinic is accused of submitting false claims for Medicare and other federal programs.
Military Health: Philanthropy, Not The Pentagon, Leads to Quality Care For Brain-Injured Soldiers
Meanwhile, the Veterans Administration takes steps to ease the claims process related to disaiblity and illness caused by contaminated water detected at Camp Lejeune, N.C., from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Today’s opinions include articles from the Los Angeles Times, the Detroit Free Press and Roll Call.
First Edition: December 21, 2010
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a report about the health law challenge presented by the Senate’s current deal to fund the federal government.
AP Examines 2010 Natural Disasters’ Death Toll
“Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, blizzards, landslides and droughts killed at least a quarter million people in 2010
Cholera Deaths In Haiti Top 2,500, Health Ministry Says
The Haitian health ministry on Sunday said there had been 2,535 cholera deaths since the outbreak hit in mid-October, “dashing hopes the fatality rate might be beginning to taper off,” Agence France-Presse reports.
Wage Growth Slowed During Economic Downturn, Report Says
The global economic downturn caused the growth in wages worldwide to be halved in 2008 and 2009, according to the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) recent Global Wage Report, Agence France-Presse reports (12/16).
The Health Law And Legal Challenges: What The Future Holds
News outlets continue their efforts to handicap the health law’s chances as it progresses through the judicial system toward the Supreme Court.
Health Overhaul Roundup: Analyzing The Individual Mandate, Watching The Politics Around Reform
News outlets analyze the controversial provision at the heart of these cases and what the future could look like if it did or did not survive.
Todays opinions include articles from The Washington Post, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Detroit Free Press.
