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This week's research roundup includes studies from Health Affairs, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the New England Journal of Medicine, the Archives of Internal Medicine, the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, the Commonwealth Fund, the Urban Institute and the Scan Foundation.
As a new report found that Texas would lose at least $15 billion/year, officials acknowledged that dropping Medicaid wouldn't work. But they called for a revamping of the federal/state program.
Health insurance plans, companies and rate hikes are in the news.
News outlets report that while a bipartisan majority of the presidential debt commission announced their support today for a package that would slash the national deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade, there were not enough votes to send the plan to Congress.
AsiaOne examines how groups are working to prepare policy makers for the availability of a dengue vaccine in the future, following a three-day meeting on the virus held in Singapore this week (Chan, 12/3).
Leaders from the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group on nations and the European Union launched "wide-ranging talks" in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday, Agence France-Presse reports. Approximately 450 lawmakers from 110 countries attended the opening.
An online survey of men who have sex with men (MSM) and their health service providers shows that the majority of respondents said most "gay men worldwide don't have access to HIV testing, counseling or free condoms and lubricant, a new study finds," according to the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF), HealthDay/Businessweek reports.
On Thursday, President Obama met with a newly elected governors -- many from the GOP -- to defend his health overhaul plan. It wasn't a completely friendly meeting.
A new study finds that states don't always flex their muscle when it comes to regulating insurance rates. Meanwhile, there is movement at the top for WellPoint.
Caring for aging patients -- whether at home or in nursing facilities -- poses unique challenges.
A variety of health policy issues gain attention at the state and local level.
Today's selection of opinions and editorials includes news outlets on the fiscal commission's recommendations.
A round up of Medicare developments, including MedPac proposals and Minnesota hospital's experience addressing readmission rates among Medicare patients.
An investigative news piece finds that ghostwriters often pen medical studies, editorials and other works for a major drug company.
In Texas, the region's largest insurer and one of the state's largest hospitals are at odds over patient costs while Wisconsin's hospitals give a boost to economy by adding jobs.
Meanwhile, the AMA seeks an anti-trust exemption related to ACOs.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that, even without all the panel members' endorsements, the deficit commission's fiscal plan could become a blueprint for future action.
Commemorating World AIDS Day on Wednesday President Barack Obama called for continuing to fight HIV/AIDS domestically and abroad, Agence France-Presse reports (12/1).
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