Latest KFF Health News Stories
G20 Summit Opens In Seoul; Development Plan Announcement Expected
“The world’s biggest rich and emerging powers escalated a war of words over trade and currencies Thursday, as leaders opened a G20 summit [in Seoul, South Korea] struggling to iron out distortions that threaten global growth,” Agence France-Presse reports in an article examining some of the major disputes (Chan-Kyong, 11/11).
Debt Panel’s Draft Would Take On Medicare, Raise Social Security Age
President Barack Obama’s bipartisan debt-reduction panel laid out a draft version of its recommendations for cutting spending and raising taxes on Wednesday.
GOP Prepares To Grill Berwick At Senate Hearing Next Week
CMS administrator Donald Berwick is scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance Committee next Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a new AP poll found public opinion surrounding the health law and GOP efforts to repeal it mixed.
State address a range of health policy issues.
Insurance heads are making news in two states.
Opinions and editorials from around the country.
Comparative Effectiveness Push Tailed By Controversy, Distrust
Two-third of Americans agree that studies comparing treatments are needed, but even more – 75 percent – say the government and insurers would use the results of such studies to ration medical care.
Drugmakers face a slew of recalls and lawsuits; cheap generic drug prescriptions may skew health claims data
Bay Area Health Care Start-Up Investments Down 35% In Third Quarter
Citing ‘murkier’ regulatory environment, Silicon Valley investors aren’t suprised by slowdown in funding for health care start-ups.
Employer-Based Insurance, Funding To States Among Future Implementation Issues
News outlets look at issues that may arise as states and employers plan for implementation amid federal challenges
Doctors continue to worry about Medicare payment cuts that may come on Jan. 1.
FDA Unveils Graphic Anti-Smoking Warnings For Cigarette Packages
The new warnings include dramatic images such as children enveloped in smoke, a man smoking through a tracheotomy hole in his throat, the surgery scar on a chest and an emaciated cancer patient.
Veterans And Caregivers Face Ongoing Challenges
A study finds women bear the brunt of caregiving responsibilities for vets; VA healthcare system overburdened in Georgia and nationwide.
First Edition: November 11, 2010
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that health law advocates are huddling in an effort to defend the measure against GOP efforts to undo it.
Pres. Obama Discusses U.S.-Indonesia Partnership That Includes Improving Health, Science
During a stop in Indonesia on Tuesday as part of his 10-day Asia-Pacific tour, President Barack Obama together with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced a U.S.-Indonesia partnership that “will encompass a variety of key issues such as science, technology, health and trade. A special emphasis was placed on education and climate change,” United Press International reports (Lasagni, 11/9).
Experts Call For Global Agriculture Reform To Ensure Food Security As Two Rice Conferences Open
Experts attending the International Rice Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Tuesday called for imminent action to change inefficient farming methods and expand the global rice supply “in order to prevent rising poverty and hunger,” Agence France-Presse reports (11/9).
