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This week's studies come from the Archives of Surgery, the Annals of Internal Medicine, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
A selection of editorials, including from the Detroit Free Press, the New England Journal of Medicine, The Wall Street Journal and the Seattle Times.
Other states in the news today include Illinois, Texas and Massachusetts.
News outlets report on how certain health care models are performing in these difficult economic times.
Some suggest the exchange between former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, in which he criticized "RomneyCare," and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is a preview of the 2012 Republican presidential primaries.
But on Capitol Hill, Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark, D-Calif., released a fact sheet detailing the profits earned by the nation's five largest insurers - including Humana - and touted health law provisions that would increase transparency by the insurance industry.
Coverage continues regarding a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Thursday that found a surprising degree of confusion about the status of the federal health overhaul.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about developments in New York's Medicaid program.
Nearly three quarters (72 percent) of women's rights advocates say ending violence against women must be a top priority for U.N. Women, according to a report released Wednesday at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, Inter Press Service reports. Released a day ahead of the official launch of the new agency, the "Blueprint for U.N. Women" survey, commissioned by the groups Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and Oxfam, outlines "the views and efforts, documented in the report, of some 100 civil society organisations working in over 75 countries on human rights, gender equality and social justice," according to the news service (D'Almeida, 2/24).
"A rush by farmers to expand plantings in many parts of the world is raising expectations that food prices may retreat as early as the second half of this year if weather conditions remain favorable," the Wall Street Journal reports in a story examining how recent global developments could affect food price spikes.
In an effort to avoid a government shutdown, House Republicans are drafting a new continuing resolution (CR) that will include some cuts to the federal budget, Republican leadership aides said on Wednesday, Roll Call reports (Stanton, 2/23). "The measure will contain about $4 billion in spending cuts and will merge cuts approved last week by the House and several taken from President Obama's list of program terminations and savings," National Journal writes. "The CR would extend government financing for two weeks" and the cuts "would be prorated to reflect" the reductions that were approved in last week's CR. "In other words, the $4 billion in savings would be roughly equal to the cuts the CR called for if carried out for just two weeks," the publication notes.
States in the news today include Minnesota,Massachusetts, Florida, Louisiana and Georgia.
Taking a position that the Obama administration's request for "clarification" regarding a recent ruling on the health law's individual mandate is "wishful thinking," some states maintain the judge meant to stop work on the law's rollout.
According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll, many Americans either believe the health law has been repealed or aren't sure. (KHN is a program of the Foundation.)
Every Thursday, we feature a selection of thought-provoking pieces from a variety of sources. This week, among other things, there's an essay from PBS Newshour's Betty Ann Bowser and a look a mammography in Britain.
A new study finds wide regional variations in the treatment Medicare patients receive, especially regarding elective procedures.
Various viewpoints from The Hill, Politico, The Washington Post, the Miami Herald, the Sacramento Bee and KHN.
As Congress considers legislation to eliminate Planned Parenthood funding, state legislatures are also considering measures related to abortion issues.
While promoting his new book, the former Arkansas governor draws parallels between the Massachusetts' plan and the federal health law, and said Mitt Romney, who was governor when the plan was enacted, should "apologize" for it now.
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