CDC Director Gives Health System Failing Grade On Prevention
Dr. Thomas Frieden says "some of America's biggest killers -- heart disease, cancer and lung disease -- can be tamed with prevention strategies," the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.
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Medicaid Directors Worried Over Expansion, Indiana’s Says Federal Government Is Not Giving Enough Guidance
State Medicaid directors say they are worried about how the expansion of Medicaid required in the new health law will work.
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First Edition: July 16, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a report about a Medicaid chief who says states need details on health reform implementation.
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Early HIV Treatment Reduces Death, Likelihood Of TB, Study Finds
"Early treatment for HIV cuts patients' risk of death by about 75 percent," according to a study conducted in Haiti and published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. The study also demonstrated that "early antiretroviral treatment reduces the likelihood of tuberculosis, a leading cause of death among HIV patients, by 50 percent," the news service writes (Aquino, 7/14).
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AU Summit Meetings To Focus On Maternal, Child Health
African Union (AU) summit delegates have started arriving in Uganda for a series of meetings ahead of the 15th AU Summit, which takes place July 19-27 in the capital of Kampala, the New Vision reports (Musoke, 7/14).
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Bill Gates Emphasizes Need For Increased Efficiency In HIV Prevention, Treatment Programs
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, "urged governments and health advocates Tuesday to 'get more out of every dollar' in the fight against AIDS, saying the global economic downturn has hit funding for the disease," Agence France-Presse reports.
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New Poverty Index Finds More Poor People In Indian States Than In Poorest African Countries
There is a higher number of poor people in eight Indian states than in 26 of the poorest African countries, according to the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which was developed by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with support from the U.N., the BBC reports (7/13).
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Insurers Will Pick Up Preventive Care Costs Under New Rules
The recommendations of a federal task force on preventive care - once just suggestions for doctors - will soon become coverage requirements for private insurers under regulations unveiled Wednesday by the Obama administration.
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Republicans Demand Hearing On CMS Head Berwick, Block Other Nominees
Senate Republicans are still angry that President Obama appointed Dr. Donald Berwick to head the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services during the July Fourth recess.
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Anesthesiologists Use Different Chemicals To Lessen Their Carbon Footprint
The Sacramento Bee and The Seattle Times report that the "choices that anesthesiologists make at a midsize hospital can have the carbon footprint of a small fleet of automobiles, according to a physician who calculated the effects of different options."
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Today’s OpEds: The Berwick Commentaries, States’ Roles In Health Reform, And The Avandia Saga
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Thursday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
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N.C. Firms Show Health Sector Jobs Not As Recession-Proof As Advertised
Are health jobs recession proof? Try recession resistant.
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Federal Advisory Panel. With Reservations, Recommends Keeping Avandia On The Market
Final decision on controversial diabetes drug now goes to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg.
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U.S. News Releases 2010 Best Hospitals Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has released its 2010 rankings of the best hospitals.
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Can Abortion-Rights Activists Return The Procedure To Mainstream Medicine?
In the early 90s, anti-abortion activist Randall Terry declared doctors were "the weak link" in the fight against the procedure.
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Public, Private Efforts To Boost Health IT Connectivity
New reports highlight two new investments meant to help health providers connect electronically.
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Judge Says FTC Likely Overstepped Authority In Sharing Drugmaker Pay-For-Delay Info
A judge Wednesday "slammed" the Federal Trade Commission for the "strong possibility" that it "overstepped its bounds and shared confidential information" in a pay-for-delay case between the government and a generic drug company, Reuters reports.
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Feds Approve More Funding For Medicaid Recipients In Ohio While Health Costs Strain Town Budgets In New Jersey
States address a range of health policy issues.
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Abortion Opponents Say That Elective Abortions May Be Covered In High Risk Pools
Groups opposing abortion criticize new insurance plans in Pennsylvania and New Mexico for patients who have been denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions, saying the rules could allow government funding of elective abortions. Obama administration says it will not allow that.
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