Hospitals Deal, Others Release Profit Reports
The Boston Globe reports on an upcoming merger between Beth Israel Medical Center and Milton Hospital, while Reuters reports that Community Health's profits exceeded expectations.
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Ind. Lawmakers Vote To Strip Planned Parenthood Of Federal Funds
News outlets report that this step, which would make this state the first to cut off all government funding for Planned Parenthood, could put Gov. Mitch Daniels, a possible Republican presidential hopeful, in a difficult position.
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CBO Offers Savings Estimate On GOP Plan To Repeal Health Law Provision
According to the Congressional Budget Office, a bill approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee that would abolish the law's planning grants designed to help states establish health insurance exchanges could save about $14 billion over the next 10 years. Meanwhile, discussion and debate continues regarding pending legal challenges to the measure.
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Longer Looks: Autism Researcher’s Legacy; Methadone For Prisoners
A collection of interesting articles from The New York Times Magazine, The Economist, The Atlantic, The New Yorker and The New Republic.
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Viewpoints: Taking The Deficit Seriously; Despite Low Numbers, High-Risk Pools Are Succeeding
Today's opinions include articles from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The New England Journal of Medicine.
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First Edition: April 28, 2011
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the varying public responses to plans for the budget and Medicare as well as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's intent to bring the House-passed Ryan budget up for a vote.
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Non-Communicable Diseases Responsible For More Than Half Of Deaths Worldwide, WHO Report Says
Rising food prices could force 64 million Asians into extreme poverty and damage the region's economic growth this year, according to a report released on Tuesday from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Agence France-Presse reports (Morella, 4/26).
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Rising Food Prices Could Push Millions In Asia Into Poverty, ADB Report Says
Rising food prices could force 64 million Asians into extreme poverty and damage the region's economic growth this year, according to a report released on Tuesday from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Agence France-Presse reports (Morella, 4/26).
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Address Global Hunger To Strengthen Security, FAO Director General Candidate Says
The world must address hunger to strengthen security worldwide, Franz Fischler, a former EU agriculture commissioner from Austria who is a candidate to lead the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
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Report On U.S. Food Aid Recommends Ways To Improve Quality
A report (.pdf) on the quality of U.S. food aid released on Tuesday "has identified improvements experts hope will make relief campaigns more effective at fighting hunger," CNN reports (Courson, 4/26).
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GOP Medicare Plan May Put ‘Elderly Vote In Play’
Political push back surrounding the Paul Ryan budget plan continues to feed the Democrats' view that they may have a 2012 opportunity with older voters. For instance, at home in their districts this week some Republicans are facing voter anger.
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Justices Question Vermont’s Effort To Restrict Drug Data Mining
During Tuesday's oral arguments, the justices suggested that the state law, which restricts pharmaceutical marketers' ability to obtain data on doctor prescribing habits, may violate free-speech rights.
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State Roundup: Conn. Gov. Says No ‘Public Option’ This Year
State news highlights from a number of states, including Massachusetts, Minnesota, California, Kansas, Colorado, Hawaii and Georgia.
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Viewpoints: Medicare Options And Politics; High Costs Of Care; Health Disparities
Opinions today from The Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the Fiscal Times and The Washington Post.
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Detailing The ‘Village Movement’ In Senior Living
KQED reports that this trend is leading the agenda at the American Society of Aging national conference, which is this week in San Francisco.
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Report: Health Law Will Make Insurance More Affordable To Most
Meanwhile, CQ HealthBeat reports that the Department of Health and Human Services is bracing for a significant number of public comments regarding the health law's essential benefits provision.
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Current Savings Fall Short Of What Will Be Needed To Meet Retiree Health Costs
According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, the fiscal burden in the future will be enormous if states do not set aside more funds or if costs are not better managed.
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