More Homeowners Modify Houses To “Age In Place”
Many homeowners are opting to modify their houses instead of moving to retirement villages or assisted-living centers.
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Today’s OpEds: The Challenge Of Medicare Spending; Two Views Of Massachussets; Regulating Premiums
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Thurday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
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States, Senior Groups, Pressure Congress To Continue Extra Medicaid Funding
AARP sends members of Congress a letter urging as extension of the enhanced federal funding that was part of the stimulus package. Some advocates worry about possible cuts to home- and community-based services.
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Many House Democrats Trying To Revive ‘Public Option’ With New Bill
More than 120 Democrats in the House are pushing a new bill to reintroduce a long shot proposal discarded from health reform conversations last year: the "public option."
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Med School Students Make Different Decisions When They Consider Health Costs
The public radio program Marketplace has a piece today about how "medical students learn the cost of care, outside the classroom" of Jefferson University in Philadelphia. The students run a free clinic for homeless patients, and they "decide which drugs to stock and what lab tests they'll pay for."
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News Outlets Report On Medical Intellectual Property Developments, Drug Access Issues
Inter Press Service reports on a recent symposium on access to medicine, "jointly hosted by the WHO, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)."
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First Edition: July 22, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news about health reform implementation activities, health information technology and sparring opinions about the Massachusetts experience.
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AIDS 2010: Advocates March In Vienna For Human Rights Of HIV/AIDS Patients
Thousands of HIV/AIDS advocates "marched through Vienna's city centre on Tuesday evening, demanding more respect for human rights in the fight against HIV," Agence France-Presse reports.
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AIDS 2010 Studies, Releases: PMTCT, Treating Children, Male Circumcision; National Prevention Programs; IDUs
"In parts of Africa, only about half of babies born to mothers with HIV receive the HIV prevention drug nevirapine," according to a study published Wednesday, HealthDay News/U.S. News & World Report reports.
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Senate Moves To Extend Unemployment Benefits, Still Lacking COBRA Subsidy
The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a long-stalled bill extending unemployment benefits, but the bill does not include health insurance subsidies for laid-off workers.
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Severe State Budget Shortfalls Trigger Medicaid Program Cuts
News outlets report on state Medicaid cuts to home care and children's dental services as well as how the funding circumstances will impact particular groups.
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‘Mystery Patients’ Study Says Doctors Can Miss Health’s Social Determinants
The Chicago Tribune reports on a recent study suggesting that so-called "mystery patients" are showing that doctors often ignore or fail to ask about social determinants when it comes to health outcomes.
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Eli Lilly CEO Says U.S. Drugmakers’ Biggest Challenge Is Sustaining Innovation
Drugmakers are facing an array of challenges, such as lawsuits and patent losses, but also new opportunities including global growth and an expected surge in the number of U.S. residents with health insurance.
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Hospital Updates: ERs Try To Shorten Waits, Florida Children’s Hospital To Join With Johns Hopkins
Hospitals are increasingly turning to letting consumers know how long waits are at their emergency rooms in an effort to attract more patients.
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Harvard Cracks Down On Doctors’ Ties To Industry
In the face of increased scrutiny of ties between industry and medical school faculty, Harvard is tightening its conflict-of-interest policies.
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Today’s OpEds: U.S. And AIDS; Mass. Example On Health Reform?; Unions And Health Costs
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Wednesday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
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