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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.
Even as states challenge the new health law in court, officials work to define rules for some of its requirements.
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.
The state's largest health insurer has agreed to reduce dramatic rate increases for individuals and small businesses.
The Obama Administration has awarded $159.1 million in grants for training of nurses and geriatric specialists.
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.
The Senate approved the $26 billion state-aid package on Thursday afternoon that will provide funding for Medicaid, teachers pay and other public services.
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).
First free clinic held in Washington, D.C., draws over 1,000 patients
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.
States are considering how federal Medicaid funding that is likely to be extended will affect their state budgets.
Two electronic medical record snafus in two weeks at a Midwestern hospital chain raise questions about the safety of health IT systems.
The FDA may tighten rules for approving medical devices that are only slightly different from already-blessed products.
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.
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.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Thursday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
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.
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.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating health care credit cards peddled by doctors and dentists.
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