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The global economic downturn caused the growth in wages worldwide to be halved in 2008 and 2009, according to the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) recent Global Wage Report, Agence France-Presse reports (12/16).
News outlets continue their efforts to handicap the health law's chances as it progresses through the judicial system toward the Supreme Court.
News outlets analyze the controversial provision at the heart of these cases and what the future could look like if it did or did not survive.
Todays opinions include articles from The Washington Post, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Detroit Free Press.
States confront a variety of health policy issues and challenges.
News outlets examine how the relationship between some doctors and device makers leads to big payments - often from Medicare - as well as other potential conflict of interest issues.
An investigation of patient safety issues is done in the wake of sweeping efforts to reform the health system.
CMS announced new requirements for the SHIP grant program, which is designed to raise awareness among Medicare beneficiaries about certain health law provisions, including Medicare prevention and wellness benefits.
Lines are being drawn surrounding spending issues, and funding for the Obama administration's health law will be a flashpoint in the battle.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more analysis on the continuing legal challenges to the health law and the path they might take to the Supreme Court.
In a New York Daily News article, ABC News medical correspondent Richard Besser discussed the network's new "Be the Change: Save a Life" series ahead of its Friday launch, which will be the "first installment in a multimillion-dollar partnership between ABC News and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to cover global health issues."
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday "called on the U.N. Security Council to make combating sexual violence a 'top priority'" during the opening of a two-day meeting of the 15-member Council on women, peace and security, Xinhua/People's Daily Online reports (12/17).
"A bill to combat the practice of child marriage in developing countries stalled in the House on Thursday," CQ Today reports. In a 241-166 vote "the House rejected
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete will co-chair a new "U.N. commission tasked with tracking whether $40 billion in pledges from countries and aid groups are really flowing to efforts to improve the health of mothers and young children in poor countries, and what impact the programs have," the Globe and Mail reports (Clark, 12/16).
The World Bank on Wednesday announced that its International Development Association (IDA) fund will receive $49.3 billion over the next three years, Bloomberg reports (Christie/Martens, 12/15).
A federal court judge heard oral arguments Thursday surrounding the 20-state challenge to the health overhaul. At issue are two key elements of the new law: its mandate requiring that almost everyone have health insurance and its expansions of the Medicaid program
News outlets report on various developments related to health overhaul implementation.
News outlets reported on a variety of state developments.
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