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The Obama administration asks judge to allow continued federal funding of stem-cell research while it appeals a ruling that would halt government's support of such experiments.
More patients become empowered by researching their own diseases and seeking to manage their chronic conditions.
The Census Bureau reported Thursday that federal domestic spending reached $3.2 trillion in 2009. The "largest chunk" -- about 46 percent -- "went to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, entitlement programs that are projected to swell as the population ages." The Washington Post reports.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the health overhaul's early retiree subsidy program as well as a health reform policy declaration by Minnesota's governor that has triggered speculation about his plans for 2012.
Public support for the new health law slipped in August, "a development sure to stir concerns among the Obama administration and congressional Democrats seeking to shore up support for the law in the months leading up to the mid-term elections," Kaiser Health News reports.
The tangible effects of some early-arriving health overhaul policies are beginning to surface.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Tuesday's opinions and editorials from around America.
Federal health officials gave two firms - the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology in Chicago, Ill., and the Drummond Group in Austin, Texas, - the power to certify electronic medical record vendors effective immediately.
Government requirements for hospitals to get cash rewards for the "meaningful use" of electronic medical records may be too stringent for many facilities, which lack the tech savvy to meet them.
Modern Healthcare reports that health reform has left "industry executives scrambling to project what will happen to revenue and expenses in the coming decade."
During the 63rd U.N. Department of Public Information/NGO Conference on Monday in Melbourne, Australia, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "call[ed] on delegates to do more to save the lives of mothers and babies," the Australian Associated Press/Sydney Morning Herald reports (Alexander/Rose, 8/30).
Health leaders from 46 African WHO member states gathered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Monday for the 60th session of the Africa Committee of the WHO, Agencia AngolaPress reports. According to the news service, meeting attendees will discuss a report on the WHO Africa's activity in the region during the 2008-2009 period to evaluate the success and challenges associated with efforts to improve health outcomes in Africa (8/30).
In the final part of a three-part series on primary care, NPR reports on physicians assistants and nurse practitioners taking the place of physicians to provide primary care.
Wellness programs are proving to be cost-efficient.
States address a range of health policy issues.
News outlets reported on the effects of major flooding in Pakistan and described the situation on the ground.
"The worst floods in Pakistan's history already have swept through the nation's most important breadbasket provinces, destroying cotton and corn crops ... leaving many people in need of emergency food. Now experts warn that the food crisis could expand into a long-term problem if farmers can't get the seeds, draft animals and irrigation repairs they need for the fall planting of wheat, the nation's most important crop," McClatchy/Miami Herald reports in a story examining the flood's impact on the country's food security.
States are rolling out their new high-risk pools, including Michigan and New York.
Veterans Affairs prepares new regulations that expand the number of diseases linked to Agent Orange exposure for Vietnam veterans. Some lawmakers are raising concerns.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that a new poll shows waning support for health reform as the mid-term elections near.
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