The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news.
60,221 - 60,240 of 112,442 Results
Authorities in South Africa have begun construction of one of the 20 planned Football for Hope centers in Africa -- part of a 2010 World Cup Campaign called "20 Centers for 2010" aimed at reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, poverty and crime in local communities -- the AP/Google.com reports.
Once the National Association of Insurance Commissioners suggests rules for insurance companies' spending on medical costs versus administrative expenses, the next stop for that proposal will be the desk of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Modern Healthcare's 2010 list of the sector's most powerful players is out, and because of the health law, regulators in usually lower-profile federal agencies have carved out places near the top of the roster for the second year in a row
Today's opinions and editorials contemplate the politics that have ensconced the Medicare Trustee's report. Republicans have used the report as evidence against the overhaul, while Democrats insist it shows the legislation will cut the deficit.
The New York Times looks at the relationship between U.S. foreign aid's ability to shape aid recipients' attitudes toward the U.S. The article includes the perspectives of former USAID administrators J. Brian Atwood, who led the agency under President Bill Clinton, and Andrew Natsios, who was the director under President George W. Bush.
International donors have pledged more than $800 million to help Pakistan deal with severe flooding after the U.N. appealed for $460 million in aid, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the country's foreign minister, said on Sunday, the Associated Press reports. "The total commitments and pledges that Pakistan has got so far are $815.58 million," Qureshi told reporters in Islamabad. "In these circumstances, when the West and Europe and America are going through a recession ... this kind of solidarity for Pakistan, I think, is very encouraging," he said (Khan, 8/22).
Amid the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, the WHO on Friday urged countries to take greater action to limit the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, CIDRAP News reports. "Calling such pathogens 'a growing and global public health problem,' the WHO said, 'Countries should be prepared to implement hospital infection control measures to limit the spread of multi-drug resistant strains and to reinforce national policy on prudent use of antibiotics, reducing the generation of antibiotic resistant bacteria,'" according to the news service (Roos, 8/20).
The Associated Press reports on a recent effort to use text messages to track the authenticity of antimalarials in Africa, where "more than 30 percent of malaria medicines are estimated to be fake."
Two professions at opposite ends of the insurance business might not be thrilled with the health overhaul: Senior insurance company executives, and agents and brokers.
Experts examine COBRA, a program to help involuntarily terminated employees with health coverage, after it expired May 31.
Five years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast, children affected by it still suffering from emotional problems, a recent study found.
A 'village' movement and community health clinics offer alternative medical models for seniors and other patients.
States address a range of health policy issues.
The Obama administration is rewriting medical privacy rules rules first issued last year after criticism from consumer groups and congressional members.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including developments related to the nation's medical privacy rules and the power struggle surrounding implementation regulations for a key section of the new health law.
As the new health reform law requires, states are continuing to establish health insurance pools for "high-risk" patients.
News outlets reported on college insurance issues.
Officials in Oregon say hospitals accidentally killed 32 patients; in Texas, as the immigration debate simmers, the government is tallying illegal immigrants' health costs.
© 2026 KFF