Archives: Morning Breakouts

Party politics appear to be a key determinant in how states and state-level officials are reacting to the measure's implementation.

A year has passed and polls still highlight the steadiness in the public rift on the health law.

CNN reports that a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that this tally shows an increase of about 3 million people.

A WHO report released Wednesday says countries with the highest drug-resistant tuberculosis burdens are making progress in addressing the disease, "but despite the recent scale up in efforts, the world needs to do much more to get care to all [multi-drug resistant] patients who need it," WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said, Times LIVE reports (Keeton, 3/23).

Lawmakers who are pushing for foreign aid budget cuts and placing global health and food security programs outside the realm of national security are focused on "very short-term financial gains" and, in turn, are discounting the long-term benefits of helping societies cut their disease burdens, Julie Fischer, head of the Stimson Center's Global Health Security project, said in an interview Tuesday with the Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report's Jaclyn Schiff.

According to a report published in the Lancet (.pdf) on Tuesday, Japan's medical and aid response to the earthquake and tsunami is being challenged by "the sheer scale of the devastation, widespread damage to supply routes and concerns about radiation leaks from a stricken nuclear power plant" (McCurry, 3/22).

Marking the measure's first anniversary, media outlets examine the current state of the political and policy debate, as well as efforts to shape the law's future.

Politico reports on how Democrats, who find themselves under siege, are not getting as much help as they expected from big name health overhaul supporters. Meanwhile, GOP lawmakers and presidential hopefuls are using this landmark day to make clear their opposition.

The multi-state challenge is on its way to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals In Atlanta. A June 6 date has been set for the hearing.