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The advisory group puts off the difficult issue after initially voting last fall to recommend against screening for men of all ages, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Doctors widely believe that the Medicare payment system is unfair, but they disagree about how to fix it, according to a recent study.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more reports about how health reform is playing on the campaign trail.
"A multinational medical response has slowed deaths in a Haitian cholera epidemic that has killed more than 250 people so far, but the outbreak is likely to widen, a senior U.N. official said on Sunday," Reuters reports. The U.N., Haitian government and aid partners "have launched a major effort to try to contain the epidemic" of more than 3,000 cases in the country so far (Delva, 10/25). The New York Times reports that the death rate, according to the Haitian government, has "declined
World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy highlighted concerns about the global food situation on Friday during a roundtable discussion on the sidelines of the International Organisation of La Francophonie summit, Agence France-Presse reports.
During a visit with government officials, industry leaders and NGOs in India last week, representatives from Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), a U.S. lobbying group that represents the country's pharmaceutical industry and biotechnology companies, addressed "the Indian government's proposal to allow local drugmakers to make low-cost version of patented drugs so that they can be made available to patients," the Economic Times reports. "Issuing compulsory licensing is not a long-term solution and will be counterproductive," PhRMA Executive VP Christopher Singer said.
At a U.N. Foundation board meeting in Ghana to discuss Millennium Development Goal progress, which concluded on Saturday, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan "called on the citizenry to demand the attainment of these set goals from their political leaders," the Accra Mail reports. "It is only through this that we can put pressure on the politician to work towards achieving these goals," he said, according to the newpaper.
News outlets report on the role of health care in this year's elections, including insurance companies funding of GOP candidates.
Despite pledges to leave employer-based health plans intact, some firms are considering ending or reducing coverage for their workers, according to benefits consultants.
There has been a significant reduction in the number of polio cases diagnosed in India this year compared with the same time last year, the WHO said on World Polio Day Sunday, IANS/Sify News reports.
The New York Times profiles USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and examines the challenges that come with leading the development agency at this point in time. "A staunch supporter of Mr. Obama's candidacy, he said he viewed his election as a Kennedy moment
People running health care scams may find new opportunities in the consumers' confusion over health overhaul law.
A crop of new websites are sprouting up to help patients store medical information and monitor their health.
Nurses anticipate a stronger role in coordinating integrated care for the country's aging population.
The Wall Street Journal deliniates some of the options available to unemployed people who are in the market for health insurance.
News outlets report on the health care marketplace, including mergers between insurers and hospitals.
States address a range of health policy issues.
Meanwhile, the American Osteopathic Association warns Congress that making more short-term fixes to the Medicare payment system is harmful.
Healthcare workers seek to improve emergency rooms for seniors in Michigan and voters in Georgia consider fees to improve the state's trauma centers.
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