Senate Passes Medicaid Assistance Bill; House To Return For Vote
The Senate approved the $26 billion state-aid package on Thursday afternoon that will provide funding for Medicaid, teachers pay and other public services.
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Poor Countries Need Assistance Developing Sustainable Agricultural Systems, USDA Undersecretary Says
Governments and aid groups must do more to help the world's hungry develop sustainable agricultural systems, U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) Undersecretary James Miller said during an address Wednesday on the final day of the International Food Aid and Development Conference, the Associated Press reports (Hollingsworth, 8/4).
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Free Clinic In D.C. Draws More Than 1,000 Patients
First free clinic held in Washington, D.C., draws over 1,000 patients
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House To Return After Senate Approves Extension Of Enhanced Medicaid Funds
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will bring the House back from its recess next week to vote on an extension of enhanced state Medicaid funds the Senate is poised to pass this week.
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States Consider How Likely Medicaid Funding Could Affect Budgets
States are considering how federal Medicaid funding that is likely to be extended will affect their state budgets.
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EMRs Bring New Risks As National Push Ramps Up
Two electronic medical record snafus in two weeks at a Midwestern hospital chain raise questions about the safety of health IT systems.
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FDA Proposed Rules Address Industry, Consumer Concerns
The FDA may tighten rules for approving medical devices that are only slightly different from already-blessed products.
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State Department Employees Face ‘Stigma’ For Seeking Mental Health Help
Foreign Policy/The Washington Post reports that the State Department is attempting to change how it handles mental health services for employees with high-stress jobs "but there's still a great deal of stigma attached to seeking this kind of help," an internal report says.
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GAO: Medicaid Managed Care Contracts Need Better CMS Oversight
The Government Accountability Office released a report Wednesday that says the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services needs to provide better oversight of Medicaid managed care contracts.
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Today’s OpEds: The Missouri Vote, Accountable Care Organizations, The Future Of Pharmaceutical Innovation
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Thursday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
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IBM-Aetna Partnership Launches Clinical Support Collaboration
IBM and Aetna have teamed up to create a service that will analyze patient medical records, claims data, lab results and other information to determine the best treatments.
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Search For Meaning In Missouri’s Rejection Of Health Law Provision
Republicans are holding up a Missouri ballot measure in which voters rejected a key health overhaul provision with 71 percent support as evidence that voters do not like the law.
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New York Attorney General Investigating Health Care Credit Cards
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating health care credit cards peddled by doctors and dentists.
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Clinton, Shah Discuss Long-Term Help, Disease Monitoring In Pakistan After Flooding
After flooding in northwest Pakistan killed more than 1,500 people and displaced an estimated 300,000, leaders of the State Department and USAID are "promising an extended mission to deal with the long-term effects," Foreign Policy's "The Cable" blog reports. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah briefed reporters Wednesday about the disaster and their agencies' efforts in the region (Rogin, 8/4).
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Penn. Enrolls More Than 1,000 In New State High-Risk Pool; Wisc. Cuts $625 M From Medicaid While Increasing Coverage
Pennsylvania begins enrolling residents in its new high-risk insurance program. Elsewhere, Wisconsin trims its Medicaid program and states regulate the use of medical marijuana.
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Miami Herald Reports On Haiti Aid ‘Frustrations’
"A simmering dispute with the World Bank and reconstruction leaders is threatening the pace of rebuilding efforts in Haiti," reports the Miami Herald. The paper reports that nearly seven months after the country's devastating earthquake, "only 18 percent" of the $5.3 billion pledged by international donors "has been disbursed."
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Recession Pushes Cancer Patients To Forego Treatment
Cancer patients forego treatment as recession deepens.
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Lawmaker Questions Regulators About Reform’s Preventive Care Provisions
A GOP lawmaker asks federal regulators to ensure that new cost-sharing rules related to preventive services don't undermine employers effort to reward cost-effective care.
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First Edition: August 5, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the solvency of Medicare and Social Security; the momentum of legislation in Congress to provide states with Medicaid assistance; and the impact of Missouri's ballot challenge to health reform.
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