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Some conservatives are "balking" at House GOP-backed medical malpractice reform legislation because they say it might undermine state laws. Meanwhile, anti-abortion senators are reportedly making plans to offer amendments to to limit abortion coverage and funding - following the House's lead.
The Washington Post offers analysis on how certain justices might view this challenge to the health law.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about what President Obama's budget proposal does and does not include.
News outlets are reporting that $62 billion of President Obama's 2012 budget would be trimmed rom some areas to pay for delaying cuts to physicians who treat Medicare patients.
The CDC, the Administration on Aging, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Women, Infants and Children program are among the federal agencies that would lose some funding under the proposal.
"When New York City's health department revealed last weekend that three people had contracted cholera [after traveling to the Dominican Republic], it was a reminder that the city is not just a world capital of arts, business and the like
"A growing number of livestock, such as cows and pigs, are fuelling new animal epidemics worldwide and posing more severe problems in developing countries as it threatens their food security, according to a report [.pdf] released on Friday" during an international conference in New Delhi, India, on Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition & Health, Reuters reports (Lyn, 2/11).
"Malaria prevention advocates say many lives can be saved by removing taxes and tariffs from essential commodities used to fight the disease," VOA News reports (Schlein, 2/9). A decade ago, African leaders promised to remove tariffs on products used to fight malaria, but only six countries have actually done so, according to the Malaria Taxes and Tariffs Advocacy Project (M-TAP), which held a meeting in Geneva on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Thursday with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the new House Budget Committee chair, "to set out her objections to the House Republicans' deficit-cutting plans," the Financial Times reports. Obama administration officials and congressional Democrats argue that Republican's proposed budget cuts "will reduce U.S. influence throughout the world ... and cost lives in Africa and beyond," the newspaper writes in a story outlining the different perspectives over how far budget cuts should go.
News organizations examine how recent court rulings and other matters of constitutional law are transforming the "tea party" movement into a force "attempting to shape national party." Meanwhile, strategies abound in how best to advance the repeal effort.
During a tense hearing, Berwick defended the health law and told panel members that it is working.
News outlets report on developments regarding the New York state Medicaid program.
Health News Florida reports the pricetag for the settlement could tally as much as $200 million.
A roundup of news on health care in the states, especially about Medicaid funding.
Planned Parenthood received $16.9 million in 2009 Title X funding, which by law must be spent on health care services such as contraceptives, pelvic exams and safer-sex counseling. It cannot be spent on abortions.
The statistics first surfaced in projections made last summer but were brought back to the debate Thursday during a House Budget Committee hearing.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a 50 percent jump in enrollment in the health law's pre-existing condition plans during the last three months. Even with this recent jump, the total enrollment is nowhere near the administration's initial projections.
On Thursday, the White House was in the midst of pushing back against Republican claims that they did not have enough flexibility to implement this key part of the health law.
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