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The approach, which would focus on first-of-a-kind devices with the potential to make a significant difference for patients, could cut in half the current amount of time spent reviewing most new devices.
The New York Times reports on how a lawmaker, who is also a physician involved in a medical liability lawsuit that started before he was elected to Congress, is now a sponsor of malpractice legislation. Meanwhile, new House members who declined federal insurance coverage are facing the pitfalls of the insurance market.
An MIT economist is using the graphic novel format to "help make the pitch" for the health overhaul while a one-woman show, now being presented on a national tour, explores "the human side" of the continuing health debate.
Two bills have been introduced in the House but Senate Democrats vow to stop their progress if they clear the lower chamber.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about GOP plans to defund the health law and stepped up Capitol Hill activity surrounding the abortion issue.
"President Barack Obama will send Congress a 'tough choices' budget next week that would cut some of his own programs in the environment, community development and services for the poor to rein in the deficit," Jacob Lew, the White House budget director, wrote recently in a New York Times opinion piece, Bloomberg reports.
U.N. officials on Sunday called for countries to renew their commitment to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), a practice which endangers the lives of women and girls, Inter Press Service reports (Deen, 2/7).
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday issued an alert warning that "floods and heavy rains have significantly damaged whole areas of agricultural land across southern Africa and that the livelihood and food security of farmers and their families are at risk," the Associated Press reports (2/7).
With the 2012 elections in sight, some Democrats are searching for ways to roll back the individual mandate while others have hired a strategist to defend the overhaul. And the GOP's first real spending bill doesn't seem to put force behind their pledge to defund the health law.
In a sharply worded letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the governors ask for six specific changes that would give states more control over the health law's exchange markets.
CQ HealthBeat reports on the CMS administrator's remarks.
News outlets report on developments related to the implementation of these health law provisions.
Health care programs are among those being slashed with many news organizations focusing on Florida Gov. Rick Scott's plans for Medicaid.
The goal will be to ensure the program's fiscal sustainability into the future - a frequent criticism from GOP critics who hope to repeal the program.
For the GOP, the issue requires a delicate balance between its conservative base and independent voters while two junior Democrats take hardline positions against the Republican plans.
A roundup of state news from around the country.
Today's viewpoints come from the New York Times, The Washington Post, The SEattle Times, the Des Moines Register, The Baltimore Sun the Star Tribune and the Houston Chronicle.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports news about possible tweaks to the CLASS Act, some Democrats' new take on the health law's individual mandate and GOP efforts to defund the overhaul.
On Capitol Hill this week, "Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., is expected to turn [the proposed] budget allocation into legislative language with specific allocations for federal agencies. That bill would then be brought to the House floor, setting the stage for a lengthy debate as conservative Republicans seek larger cuts than [Rep. Paul Ryan, (R-Wis).] proposed," according to CQ (Goldfarb, 2/4).
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