Barbour Takes On Obama’s Medicaid Expansion, Health Overhaul
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a potential GOP presidential hopeful, continued his criticism of President Obama's health overhaul, calling it "big government at its worst."
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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a potential GOP presidential hopeful, continued his criticism of President Obama's health overhaul, calling it "big government at its worst."
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In the latest Republican offensive regarding the health law, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton, R-Mich., requested information from top groups, including the AARP, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association.
During a roundtable meeting with reporters, Mark Parkinson, president of the American Health Care Association, detailed the concerns of nursing homes.
The American Hospital Association responded by saying it was "deeply disappointed" by the proposal, which would cut acute-care hospital payments in the coming year.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about new poll results showing that Americans oppose cuts to Medicare as a means to deal with the debt problem.
Nearly 200,000 deaths from severe malaria could be averted if African governments replaced the low-cost antimalarial quinine with the more expensive but more effective drug artesunate, according to a report (.pdf) released Tuesday by Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Reuters reports (Kelland, 4/19).
Researchers on Monday announced they were calling off a trial to test whether taking an oral HIV drug reduces the risk of HIV infection in women after interim analysis of the study showed women taking the medication were no less likely to become infected with HIV than those who were not taking the medicine, the Associated Press reports (4/18).
Ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25, the U.N. General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution urging governments, U.N. agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and private foundations to accelerate their efforts and build upon established successes in the fight against the disease, particularly in Africa, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports.
North America's only authorized facility for injecting illegal drugs has helped cut drug overdose deaths significantly in the Vancouver community where it is located and "should be used as a model in other cities," according to a study published on Monday in the Lancet, Reuters reports (Dowd, 4/18).
The emphasis on the need to diagnose Alzeheimer's during its earliest stages is also evident in Congress, where legislation introduced this month would create new, specific Medicare cost codes for early-disease diagnosis to address these steps, including the discussions between the physician and caregivers.
A new McClatchy-Marist poll found that Americans overwhelming oppose Medicare and Medicaid cuts. Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is pushing seniors to oppose the GOP's proposed Medicare changes.
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The Supreme Court released its list of cases it has decided to take up or decline and Virginia's lawsuit regarding the health law was not included. Because the Court releases "a regular list of orders" every Monday it is in session, there was speculation that the justices would act on this issue yesterday.
The Washington Post reports on how, in the wake of recent congressional challenges, Planned Parenthood is defending the work it does in rural and underserved areas.
On Monday, Community Health made its $3.3 billion offer for rival Tenet Healthcare Corp. an all-cash bid.
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A report by the Congressional Research Service found that neither the House-passed budget resolution nor the "Roadmap to Prosperity" document provide enough detail to make a determination.
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