First Edition: February 1, 2011
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including analysis of Monday's ruling in which a federal court judge in Florida struck down the health law.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Federal Court Judge In Florida Rules Health Law Unconstitutional
The multi-state challenge to the health overhaul represents the biggest legal challenge yet against the law's use of federal authority.
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Johnson & Johnson Deal May Bring HIV/AIDS Drugs To Developing Countries Faster
Johnson & Johnson's Tibotec Pharmaceuticals unit on Thursday announced it granted multiple licenses to generic drug manufacturers" to provide copies of [the experimental HIV/AIDS drug rilpivirine hydrochloride] TMC278 in sub-Saharan Africa, India and parts of Asia if it's approved by regulators," Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
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Media Outlets Examine Challenges Facing Pakistan Six Months After Floods
Six months after monsoon flooding hit Pakistan, the U.N. reports that about 4 million people remain without temporary or permanent shelter, VOA News reports.
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U.S. Has No Plans To End Aid To Haiti Despite Disputed Election, Sec. Of State Clinton Says
During a brief visit to Haiti on Sunday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. has no plans to end aid to Haiti despite the unresolved presidential election, the Associated Press/Boston Globe reports.
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U.K., Gates Foundation Announce Extra Funding For Global Polio Eradication As WEF Wraps Up
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Friday at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, announced "extra financing for polio eradication, easing a shortfall in funding that hinders a global effort to stop the crippling virus," Bloomberg reports.
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New White House Chief Of Staff Warns Of ‘Substantial’ Budget Cuts; Draws Line In Sand Regarding Health Law
In comments during Sunday morning's news programs, William Daley, the new White House Chief of Staff, made clear that the administration is not interested in reopening last year's vitriolic health overhaul debate. He also backed away from his earlier criticisms of the measure.
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Viewpoints: Insurance Data Mining And Medicaid Reform In Illinois
Today's opinions come from the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Wall Street Journal and the Houston Chronicle.
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Roundup: Tenn. Community Health Centers Feel Budget Pinch; Minn. Faces Struggles With Costs Of Inmate Care
Today's state health policy news also includes reports from Texas, Illinois, Kansas and Wisconsin.
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Generics Companies Weigh In On Biological Drugs, The Wall Street Journal Reports
The Journal reports on developments in what could become a multi-billion dollar market.
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New Medicaid Panel ‘Off To Rocky Start’; States Continue To Struggle With Medicaid’s Pressure On Their Budgets
Politico gives a progress report on the MACPAC while KHN details how a Medicaid showdown regarding costs and coverage could be in the making.
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Efforts To Repeal Medicare Advisory Board Could Attract Dem Support
The CT Mirror reports on efforts to undo the IPAB.
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High-Risk Pools, Hospital Readmissions Among Health Law Topics In The News
News outlets give status updates regarding some key provisions of the new law.
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Health Premium Costs: Hot Topic In Partisan Debate
Just as President Obama and members of his administration assert that health insurance premiums will go down under the health overhaul, GOP lawmakers argue these claims are overstated. Ultimately, how this issue shakes out will be central to the public's perception of the new law.
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First Edition: January 31, 2011
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the difficult fiscal mix of state budget troubles and Medicaid.
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Health Care Reform Fact Check
News outlets are analyzing lawmakers' claims about the health law.
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President ‘Won’t Refight’ Health Law Debate
President Obama's new chief of staff defended the health care law Sunday.
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States Consider Cuts To Medicaid To Ease Tight Budgets
Governors around the country are eyeing the high costs of the health program for the poor, but federal rules are complicating their decisions.
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Obama Rallies Health Law Backers; HHS Report Claims Premiums Will Go Down Because Of The Overhaul
In a Friday morning speech, Obama offered a message to "fire up" health law supporters.
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