Latest KFF Health News Stories
First Edition: October 11, 2010
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations include articles on new options for open season, concerns among retirees about the provisions of the federal health law and the latest campaign arguments over that new overhaul.
Charges And Counter-Charges On Health Law Infiltrate Political Debates
News outlets covered races in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Delaware.
Health Insurance: Coverage Expands For Children, Young Adults; Not Necessarily For Retirees
The new health law’s provision affecting young adults is kicking in, but may not apply to children of retirees, whose plans are exempt from the law.
Asia Pacific Conference On Tobacco Addresses Developing Country Smoking
American Public Media’s “Marketplace” reports on the Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, where experts from 41 countries discussed how the tobacco industry has “been been targeting developing countries more and more” (10/7).
Officials gathered in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to launch mWomen, an initiative aimed at increasing access to mobile phones to further health and development benefits among women in the developing countries, the Telegraph reports (Beaumont, 10/8).
IPS Examines Water, Sanitation MDG Targets
Inter Press Service looks at the U.N. Human Rights Council’s (HRC) endorsement of “water and sanitation as a basic human right” last week, and the “reality” that “water and sanitation have remained two of the most neglected sub-texts of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which came under scrutiny at the MDG summit” in September.
The Atlantic looks at the challenges facing the passage of I-VAWA (S.2982, HR. 4594), or the International Violence Against Women Act, which was recently delayed in Congress.
Today’s OpEds: Obama Legal Victory And The Economics Of Health Reform
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Friday’s health care opinions and editorials from around America.
Doctors, Med Students Face Higher Risks Of Suicide
News outlets report on workforce issues for doctors, including elevated suicide risk and hesitance to e-mail with patients.
Senate Leaders Eye Temporary, One-Month ‘Doc Fix’ For Medicare Reimbursement
Doctors groups have been pushing for a long-term solution but Senate leaders consider a temporary, one-month fix for doctors receiving Medicare reimbursement.
Minn. Medical Groups Resist As Pawlenty Shuts Out Obama Health Plan
Minnesota medical groups have asked federal officials to review their comments and those of state officials about the health overhaul’s implementation directly after Gov. Tim Pawlenty refused to send the suggestions on behalf of the state.
Financing HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Could Cost $400B-$700B Over 20 Years
A new report published by the Results for Development Institute in the Lancet “has offered governments and donors a glimpse into the future of HIV epidemics
The Age Wave Could Bust Government Budgets, Rating Agency Says
The ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has joined the chorus of concern about how the looming age wave will affect governments that must pay for escalating entitlement programs, including health care.
States address a range of health policy issues.
Researchers Pinpoint More Obesity Costs In Workplace
One hidden cost of obesity is lost productivity in the workplace – a problem with a price tag as high as $73.1 billion, according to a new study.
Aetna, Other Insurers Develop Plans To Help Cut Costs
Aetna Inc. and other health insurers develop cost saving plans.
Political Ads, Rhetoric On Health Law Heating Up Races In Alaska, Nevada, Pennsylvania
Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller said this week that his family took benefits Medicaid and a state program for low-income children and pregnant women despite his criticism of entitlement programs, The Associated Press reports.
Democrats Still Wonder: Run On Health Reform Or Against It?
The Fiscal Times reports that Democrats are trying to decide whether they should run for re-election on health reform or against it.
