Latest KFF Health News Stories
GOP ‘Pledge’ To Create Jobs, Control Spending, Repeal Health Law Draws Mixed Reaction
GOP announces its “Pledge to America,” which outlays their political philosophy and key objectives.
Congress Considers Setting Standards To Reduce Football Concussions
A bill has been proposed in Congress that would establish standards for student-athletes who get concussions.
Critics Say School Lunch Bill Could Damage Food Stamp Program
Some critics worry that a congressional school lunch legislation could end up reducing food stamp benefits.
This week’s research roundup includes studies from Health Affairs, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Annals of Family Medicine, the Kaiser Family Foundation, The Heritage Foundation and the Institute of Medicine.
First Edition: September 24, 2010
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more reports regarding the health reform provisions that took effect yesterday and more details on the GOP’s “Pledge To America.”
U.N. MDGs Summit Concludes With ‘Outcome Document’
The three-day U.N. Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ended Wednesday with world leaders “adopting a declaration agreed [to] earlier this month, which promised intensified efforts by the 192 U.N. member states to achieve the world body’s so-called Millennium Development Goals by 2015,” Reuters reports (Worsnip/Wroughton, 9/22).
Pres. Obama Unveils New U.S. Global Development Policy At U.N. MDGs Summit
During a U.N. Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) address in New York on Wednesday, President Barack Obama outlined “changes in how the United States will pursue international development” and “urged wealthy countries … to maintain development assistance to poor nations,” the Washington Post reports.
CNN, Telegraph Examine Global Food Security, Food Price Volatility
In advance of Friday’s special meeting, convened by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), CNN examines the current state of food security around the world and the outlook over the next few years.
CGI Summit Looks At Businesses’ Involvement In Philanthropy
A growing number of companies are putting more emphasis on philanthropic investments, former President Bill Clinton and business leaders said on Wednesday during the second day of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in New York, Reuters reports.
Health Reform’s Big Day: New Consumer Protections Start Now
Sept. 23 marks the six-month anniversary of enactment of the health reform law, and with it, a slew of consumer-friendly provisions go into effect.
At Six Month Anniversary, Obama Touts Benefits Of Health Care Law
Obama touts benefits that take effect today, six months after the passage of the healthcare law, despite skeptical public and GOP attacks.
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that increased awareness and improved treatments, rather than mammograms, are the main force in reducing breast cancer death rate.
Insurers Face Barrage Of Challenges In Overhaul’s Rollout
A host of new regulations go into effect Thursday and more are coming. That’s left insurance companies “scrambling” to comply.
Today’s Opinions: The Health Law’s ‘Semi-Versary’
Pundits reflect on the six-month milestone for the sweeping health law, which continues to divide the public and the opinion pages.
General Electric Co. Announces Plans To Donate $50 Million To Community Health Clinics
In the next few years, General Electric Co. plans to donate $50 Million to community health clinics across the Untied States.
States address a range of health policy issues.
Technologic Innovation – Telephones! – Could Save Health System Money
Coaching more patients over the phone could help save the health system money, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Reform Positions Play Into Campaign Rhetoric
Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Va., spent Wednesday touting the new health reform law in the lead up to his hard campaigning to win re-election, unlike other Democrats.
