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The fiscal framework relies on cuts to Medicaid as well as a revamp of the Medicare program. Meanwhile, reaction continues regarding the budget outline unveiled earlier in the week by President Obama.
Separate measures to defund the health law and Planned Parenthood, which were voted on as part of the compromise that enabled the broader spending bill to move to a vote in both chambers, were approved in the House but defeated in the Senate.
Today's news reports come a variety of states, including Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Kansas, Iowa and Michigan.
Because the 1099 reporting requirement was a non-health related revenue-raising provision within the health law, its repeal is paid for with a payback provision that recoups funds from people who exceed their estimated income level during the course of the year after receiving subsidies for health insurance.
The GOP lawmakers allege that the administration's use of certain bonus payments that are available through a demonstration program are for political gain.
For instance, the governor of Oklahoma returned a $54 million grant in part to demonstrate her opposition to implementing the health overhaul. Meanwhlie, the Center for Public Integrity reports on how insurance brokers are trying to change key parts of the measure. Finally, Politico Pro explores what might be next for the repeal movement.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services announced four initiatives Thursday that are designed to assist cash-strapped states with funding and flexibility issues.
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
Today's studies come from the Institute of Medicine, the Urban Institute, Health Policy Alternatives, the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund, the Dartmouth Institute, the Center for Studying Health System Change and the National Institute for Health Care Reform.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about yesterday's passage of the short-term spending compromise as well as debate and detail regarding health care costs, entitlement reforms and other long-term budget issues.
Several media outlets report on findings published in this week's issue of JAMA, which focuses on infectious diseases and immunology.
The World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday warned that the humanitarian situation in Libya could worsen as a result of the heavy fighting and low stocks of food supplies, Reuters reports.
Approximately 2.6 million pregnancies worldwide end in stillbirth
One thousand economists have signed a letter calling on G20 finance ministers, who are meeting in Washington this week, to support the "so-called 'Robin Hood tax' or Tobin tax on transactions in financial markets," the Guardian reports.
Financial support for population-related activities worldwide has not significantly increased since 2008, according to a report (.pdf) from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the U.N. Commission on Population and Development (CPD), Inter Press Service reports. The CPD is meeting this week.
In his plan, which the administration says would cut federal budget deficits by $4 trillion over 12 years, President Barack Obama rejected GOP calls to make fundamental changes to Medicare and Medicaid and scale back the reach of the new health law.
As details emerged regarding the Obama deficit plan, news outlets explored the very different approaches favored by the White House versus the GOP to control Medicare and Medicaid spending.
A selection of viewpoints from around the country.
According to The New York Times, a comprehensive assessment found these impressive results, which may have implications for medical centers nationwide.
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