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President Barack Obama plans to "unveil the first formal national HIV/AIDS strategy on Tuesday, a plan that aims to reduce the number of new cases [in the U.S.] by 25 percent in the next five years, officials said," the Washington Post reports.
Marking the six month anniversary of Haiti's major earthquake, President Barack Obama thanked Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez on Monday for his country's help, Agence France-Presse reports.
Physician and Harvard professor Donald Berwick was sworn in to become the next administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Monday.
States have seen a "slow trickle" of enrollees for new federally funded high-risk pools, but are expecting more to begin enrolling as word spreads about the new coverage option, Politico reports.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Tuesday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
Cash-strapped budgets cause health care cuts in various states.
HHS doled out $96 million in grants to help increase racial diversity of health care workforce; researchers examine false claims on applications by medical students' for residencies.
NPR reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a new rule Monday that aims to make it easier for troops who return from battle to get the PTSD support they need.
New York Times reports that drugmaker SmithKline Beecham conducted studies that pointed to heart risks from the drug, but the company did not notify officials or the public.
"Supporters of the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) are ramping up their lobbying efforts as Congress prepares to bring the measure to a vote," The Hill reports.
The Wall Street Journal reports that some states are preparing to make deep Medicaid cuts as federal lawmakers waffle on giving states more money to deal with swelling Medicaid rolls.
Massachusetts lawmakers may repeal a two-year old law requiring medical firms to disclose gifts to doctors.
Cash-strapped nonprofit hospitals and for-profit firms are increasingly forging bonds of necessity and opportunity, but critics question whether the deals help patients.
Britain's new, conservative-led coalition government says it will overhaul the national, government-financed health system by cutting back on the bureaucracy - to the tune of $30 billion between now and 2014 - and increasing funding for health services.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a status check on the start up of high-risk pools.
Republicans Monday approved the nomination of a federal district judge for Illinois, despite taking to the Senate floor to hammer the recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to head Medicare, Roll Call reports.
U.N. officials marked World Population Day on Sunday, highlighting the relationship between population trends and the successful implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Xinhua reports.
In a Wall Street Journal essay, Sonia Shah, the author of an upcoming book on malaria, outlines historical efforts to control malaria
Senior White House adviser says Obama moved to appoint controversial doctor because "this nomination was going to be one that was going to be dragged on and on and on." He said the administration felt it was "vital" to fill the position.
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