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CRS Report Details Regs Issued Since Passage Of Health Overhaul
Meanwhile, action continues regarding the omnibus 2011 spending bill – which includes funds for a variety of health related programs.
On Thursday, arguments wil be offered in the lawsuit brought by 20 states that seeks to invalidate the law’s expansion of the Medicaid program.
News outlets report on a variety of state developments.
Today’s Opinions: Reviewing Judge’s Ruling On Health Law’s Individual Mandate
Today’s op-eds come from news outlets including the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
First Edition: December 15, 2010
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including second-day stories and analysis regarding Monday’s health law decision by a federal court judge in Virginia.
WHO Report Shows Significant Progress In Global Malaria Fight, Highlights Need for Continued Funding
Since 2008, global malaria control efforts have “helped reduce infections across Africa and [eliminate] the disease in Morocco and Turkmenistan, but a slowdown in funding risks undoing those achievements,” according to the WHO’s annual malaria report, which was released on Tuesday, Reuters reports (Nebehay, 12/14).
New York Times Examines Debate Over Aid Strategy In Afghanistan
“At least 100 relief workers in Afghanistan have been killed so far this year, far more than in any previous year, prompting a debate within humanitarian organizations about whether American military strategy is putting them and the Afghans they serve at unnecessary risk. … Has American counterinsurgency strategy militarized the delivery of aid?” the New York Times writes looking at the different perspectives in this debate.
Reuters Looks At Cost-Effectiveness Of Pursuing Malaria Vaccine, Eradication
Reuters examines the effort to create an effective malaria vaccine and asks: “[I]s the vaccine
Clinton Calls For Haiti To Resolve Election Dispute
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday “warned Haiti its foreign aid is being imperiled by political stalemate following disputed elections, spelling more trouble for a nation struggling to recover from a huge earthquake and cholera epidemic,” Agence France-Presse reports.
Global Fund To Draw Up Action Plan Against Drug Theft, Invites Stakeholders To Participate
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Friday appealed to international donors to join them in an effort to fight medicine theft, SAPA/News24 reports.
Reuters Examines Investors’ Interests In Bonds That Support GAVI Alliance
“It’s not only biologists, philanthropists and donor governments who are needed to make vaccine projects in poor countries work. Financial engineers
Federal Judge In Virginia Voids Key Provision Of Health Law
A federal court judge in Virginia issued a decision Monday striking a key element of the health care law – the individual mandate. This ruling marked the first time a court decision invalidated a part of the sweeping overhaul.
Yesterday’s court decision triggered a wave of analysis, speculation, posturing and predictions about what health reform’s future will hold.
Texas’ Problem With Prescription Drug Abuse; Vermont’s Plans For Single Payer
States confront a variety of health policy issues.
NY Times: Panel Set To Study Safety Of Electronic Patient Data
A panel studies efforts to convert the records kept by the nation’s doctors and hospitals to electronic health records.
Medicaid Budget Challenges Continue To Plague States, Threaten Safety Net
States across the country continue to face challenges related to their Medicaid budgets and their abilities to provide care to a growing population of poor and disabled people.
Report Examines Ways To Improve Care For Medicare’s Dual Eligibles
News outlets explore different issues related to Medicare, including the impact the physician payment system has on patients’ access and the particular challenges posed by people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.
New Study Finds Health Law Will Aid Those Close To Retirement Age
News outlets track how the health law is impacting seniors and older working-age adults.
