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The fourth South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) kicked off Monday in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, to raise awareness about the "sanitation crisis in the region," Xinhua reports (4/3).
Medicare officials publish raw data on hospital-acquired conditions despite opposition from the American Hospital Association.
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
The New York Times reports that the health care program for the poor pays doctors so little that they often refuse to participate. That presents problems for the health overhaul, which is scheduled to expand the ranks of those covered by Medicaid.
Philadelphia Inquirer reporter writes about the death of her husband.
Government attorneys argue Congress has power to enact health care law.
Obama administration officials released new information on the number of businesses and other organizations that have received waivers on their insurance plans. Meanwhile, Republicans criticize the law's high risk pools.
News outlets report on various ways the health care industry is changing.
Bloomberg reports that the "Veterans Affairs Department, which operates one of the largest medical systems in the world, is moving ahead with plans to modernize its electronic health-records using open-source software."
Three states have very different views on what they should do about the health reform law.
Health care stories from around the country, including from Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, Minnesota, Maryland, Washington state and Wisconsin.
The Los Angeles Times reports that thousands of California employers are cutting back on insurance expenses by restricting access to expensive doctors and hospitals. Also, Bloomberg looks at which companies are getting money from the new federal health law for retiree expenses, including some major U.S. corporations.
Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney this weekend fired back at Democrats, who have often pointed to the state health reform plan he implemented as a model for the national law. Also, House Republicans take a close look at AARP, and one GOP lawmaker is suggesting health care changes he would like to see.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations includes reports about Republican lawmakers' plans to make dramatic changes to Medicare and Medicaid as they seek to cut $4 trillion from the budget over the next 10 years.
Even as Congress faces a showdown this week on 2011 federal spending, both parties are gearing for the 2012 budget battle.
The regulation, which was required by the new health law, forces chain restaurants, convenience stories and vending machines to post information for food products. But it does not cover movie theaters -- and that butter soaked popcorn -- as well as alcoholic beverages served in restaurants.
As pressure mounts on state Medicaid budgets, the New York Times examines whether the programs can handle the influx expected under the new health law. And The Hill looks at the latest waivers awarded by the administration for insurance plans that don't meet the requirements of the law.
Health ministers from Lesotho, Swaziland and South Africa said they have formed an alliance to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports.
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on Thursday "approved by voice vote a bill (HR 1016) that would require the Obama administration to report to Congress within six months on the handling of U.S. funds for combating a cholera outbreak that occurred after last year's earthquake in Haiti," CQ reports.
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