First Edition: August 9, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including dispatches from the campaign trail and highlights of the President's weekly address.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Medicare’s Financial Position Improved, But Republicans Reject Rosy Projection
USA Today/ABC News reports that Republicans are saying that a new report from the Medicare Trustees that says the health law has improved the projections for the health program's solvency is "too rosy."
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Bloomberg BusinessWeek Explores Growing Trend In Pharma To License, Donate HIV Drugs
"Pharmaceutical companies, once blasted as uncaring or downright greedy for charging thousands of dollars for a year's worth of AIDS medicines
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Clinical Trials In Asia, Africa Confirm Safety, Effectiveness Of Rotavirus Vaccine
Two studies published online Thursday in the Lancet show that the rotavirus vaccine is safe and effective at preventing much of the gastrointestinal illness in developing countries, where it kills more than 400,000 children annually, Reuters reports. Based on the findings in Africa and Asia, the studies' authors "urged the governments of developing nations to make the vaccines a priority," the news service writes.
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Upbeat Medicare Solvency Report Quickly Finds Doubters
The health overhaul law will buttress Medicare for a dozen more years than previously expected, according a report issued Thursday by the program's trustees.
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Boston Globe Examines Rise Of Polio In Tajikistan, Other Pockets Of World
"Polio has reappeared in a corner of the world that had not seen cases in years
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Senate Gives Final Passage To State Aid Bill, House Summoned For Tuesday Vote
Senators voted to give $26 billion in aid to states and schools that includes $16 billion for Medicaid programs around the nation as the House prepares to return during its recess to cast votes on the legislation.
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Pres. Obama Announces Nominees For Two USAID Leadership Posts
President Barack Obama has announced his intention to fill two more leadership positions at USAID, Foreign Policy's "The Cable" blog reports. According to the blog, Donald Steinberg has been tapped as USAID deputy administrator and Nancy Lindborg as assistant administrator for the USAID Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Affairs Bureau.
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Overhaul Provisions On Abortion, IRS Reporting Requirements Stirring Up Capitol Hill
Two Senate Republicans Thursday introduced legislation to ban the federal government from giving subsidies to any insurance plan that covers abortions, The Hill reports.
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Research Roundup: Expanding Medicaid; More Spending Doesn’t Reduce Mortality; Colonoscopy Cost Effectiveness; Kids, Asthma And Access To Care
This week's research roundup features studies and briefs from Health Affairs, the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, the Archives of General Psychiatry, the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine.
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Private Firms Take Up Torch Of Health IT Push
Health insurance companies, physicians professional associations and provider organizations are taking efforts to move hospitals and physicians towards meaningful use into their own hands.
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Today’s OpEds: Reform Battles, State Challenges To Law Loom Over Elections
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Friday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
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More ERs Examine How To Incorporate Palliative Care, Change ‘Culture Of Care’
Two recent articles explore palliative care issues.
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State News: Kansas Facing Medicaid Shortfall; Indiana To Expand Coverage For Low-Income Adults; Maryland’s Medical Home Experiment
Kansas gubernatorial canidadate Sen. Sam Brownback faces questions about his opposition to the Senate's Medicaid funding measure while Maryland and Vermont both launch studies for the future of their states' health systems.
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Health Reform Law Update: State Lawsuits, Implementation Efforts Attract Attention
Even as states challenge the new health law in court, officials work to define rules for some of its requirements.
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AMA Says Most Doctors At Some Point Face Malpractice Lawsuits
ABC News reports that the American Medical Association says that more than 60 percent of doctors older than 55 have been sued for medical malpractice.
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Blue Cross Of Massachusetts Agrees To Reduce Dramatic Rate Increases
The state's largest health insurer has agreed to reduce dramatic rate increases for individuals and small businesses.
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Obama Administration Awards $159.1 Million In Grants For Nurses, Geriatric Care Workers
The Obama Administration has awarded $159.1 million in grants for training of nurses and geriatric specialists.
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First Edition: August 6, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the Senate's passage of a state aid package that includes an extension of Medicaid enhanced funding, and the latest report from the Medicare Trustees.
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