State Roundup: Bitter Ad Battle Marks Debate On Vermont Health Plan
Today's news includes reports from Texas, Minnesota, Louisiana and Vermont.
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Today's news includes reports from Texas, Minnesota, Louisiana and Vermont.
As states wrestle with increasing health costs, there is concern about who is bearing the brunt of cuts, the Los Angeles Times reports. Meanwhile, setting up the health insurance marketplaces, called exchanges, is proving to be complicated.
The New York Times reports on a new report released this week by Darmouth researchers.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including details of what made up the short-term budget deal's $38 billion in cuts and how President Obama's longer term budget vision may take shape.
"In the past 30 years, the U.S., the U.K. and many other parts of the industrialised world have experienced a fast-growing epidemic of obesity. The newer economies
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Sunday highlighted its concerns about the health situation in Cote d'Ivoire, Reuters reports.
The first Africa Regional Ministerial Consultation on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) wrapped up in Congo's capital city Brazzaville on Wednesday with African health ministers adopting a declaration of commitment to tackle NCDs, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports (4/9).
In a report released Sunday, the World Bank is "calling for development organizations to place a new emphasis on improving police protection to halt the violence gripping dozens of poor nations," the Wall Street Journal reports, noting that the report represents a departure from the bank's "traditional reluctance to address security and policing concerns" because they were viewed as "too political to take on."
"Congress late Friday narrowly averted a government shutdown after Democrats and Republicans agreed to cut" nearly $39 billion in spending over the next six months, Roll Call reports.
In a Wednesday speech, President Barack Obama will outline a new approach to the nation's budget deficit, including proposals to address Medicare and Medicaid spending.
As the dust settles from last-minute budget negotiations to avert a government shutdown, specific outlines of the final agreement are taking shape -- including how proposals fared for spending cuts to health law programs as well as to Planned Parenthood, and other controversial measures.
A selection of viewpoints from around the country.
The Detroit Free Press reports on the need for ethical guidelines surrounding experimental fertility preservation procedures for young cancer patients.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the government has made public, over industry objections, data about things that can go wrong in hospitals.
Today's reports include articles from Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, New York, California, Minnesota, Connecticut, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia and Kansas.
GOP members of the House Ways and Means Committee asked the IRS to look into whether the AARP continues to qualify for its tax-exempt status.
In the political fight surrounding the health law, The Washington Post reports that "individual stories" have emerged as a weapon of choice for Democrats and supporters of the measure. Meanwhile, Northeast Democrats are this week using thank you notes to make a point. It's the fifth anniversary of the Massachusetts state health overhaul and these partisans are streaming their appreciation to GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney as a reminder that this measure is one of the models for the federal law.
Even as states try to move forward with a Medicaid makeovers, transforming this state-federal program into a block grant comes with complications.
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