Latest KFF Health News Stories
Insurers Expand Business Overseas
News outlets report on the insurance marketplace.
Number Of People Enrolled In FEHBP Expected To Rise
The number of people enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program is expected to jump dramatically while proposals that would potentially affect the program will likely stall until the economy improves.
Medicare, Social Security Grow With Baby Boomer Retirement, Joblessness
Rapid growth in the number of applicants for Social Security disability benefits has soared between 2008 and 2009, threatening the solvency of the program.
Democrats Who Voted ‘No’ On Overhaul Face Campaign Fire, Calls To ‘Defund’ Reform Grow Louder
Labor unions are living up to their pledge to target and spend campaign dollars against Democrats who voted “no” on health reform, The Hill reports.
Berwick Breaks Silence, Calling On Insurers To Join Pursuit Of ‘Shared Goals’
In his first big speech as Obama’s top Medicare official, Donald Berwick called on insurers to join in a “full partnership” with his agency to achieve a health system with lower costs that doesn’t withhold care from anyone or risk harming patients.
First Edition: September 14, 2010
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about a speech by the new CMS director and the run up to Sept. 23 – the day several health overhaul provisions take effect.
AllAfrica.com reports on a “fellowship hosted by the U.N. Foundation” last week “to educate the media about progress that has been made on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) thus far and what still needs to be done before the 2015 target date for achieving them.”
AIDS Advocates Call For African Governments To Spend More Of Their Own Funds On Health
“Doctors and AIDS activists on Friday urged African governments to fulfill a decade-old pledge to spend more of their own money on health if they want international help in fighting AIDS,” the Associated Press reports.
Experts Warn Dip In Antibiotic R&D Could Lead To Treatment Challenges
The 50th annual meeting of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) kicked off in Boston on Sunday with experts warning that a “slowdown” in research on antibiotic development could result in treatment challenges, Agence France-Presse reports.
African Green Revolution Forum Concludes With ‘Green Revolution’ Action Plan
Participants at the first meeting of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF)
The Commission for Africa, a panel set up by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, issued a report (.pdf) Monday which says international donors must follow up on aid commitments to Africa and help the continent address new challenges, Agence France-Presse reports (9/12).
As Overhaul Unfolds, Interest In At Least One Change Spreads Across Aisle
At least one aspect of the GOP’s health overhaul repeal push has become bipartisan: Objections to a provision requiring businesses that file 1099 tax forms to provide line-item detail of any purchases of $600 or more in a given year.
Lawmakers, Axelrod Push And Pull On What Health Reform Means To Campaigns
Politico reports that senior White House adviser David Axelrod said Sunday that he thinks voters will “eventually warm to health care reform.”
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Monday’s opinions and editorials from around America.
Stem-Cell Research Ban Temporarily Lifted In Appeals Court
On Friday, an appeals court temporarily stayed a judge’s ban on the federal government funding embryonic stem-cell research.
Hearing Scheduled This Week For Closely Watched Health Law Challenge In Florida
Lawmakers and others are closely watching a legal challenge to the health reform law brought in Florida as a possibility of what the future may hold.
Seattle Times Examines How Gates Foundation’s Goal To Eradicate Malaria Is Affecting Research
The Seattle Times examines how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s goal to eradicate malaria is shaping aspects of global malaria research.
States address a range of policy issues.
Target Expands Medical Clinic Business
Target is expanding its presence in the medical clinic business with eight new clinics.
