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Some health insurers are preparing ad campaigns critical of the new health law and Republicans are "confident their unanimous opposition to the law will help them pick up seats" in November's midterm elections.
Several Senate Republican leaders are now pushing a new, partial health-overhaul repeal bill that targets a Medicare cost-cutting panel.
The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday declared access to safe, clean drinking water and sanitation to be a "'human right' in a resolution that more than 40 countries including the United States didn't support," the Associated Press reports (Lederer, 7/28).
Despite a sluggish year, health care investors can look forward to growing emerging markets and a possible change in the U.S. political climate, Forbes reports.
States address a range of health care issues.
CVS Caremark, the drug retailer and pharmacy benefit management firm, announced a new agreement with Aetna to help constrain drug costs.
Hospitals are accommodating the increasing number of obese patients by buying larger medical equipment, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
U.S. News & World Report reports that regulators are accusing Tennessee-based American Trade Association of bilking consumers out of $14 million by selling fake health insurance to 26,000 households in all 50 states.
Politico's On Congress blog reports that House Republicans are advising other Republicans to vote against a bill that would "bolster medical support to Sept. 11 victims."
Health insurers have started to back down "on their decision to pull out of the child-only coverage market after the Obama administration addressed their concerns about the potential damage to their bottom lines," The Hill reports.
Funding to help doctors and hospitals buy electronic medical records could begin to flow through the Medicare program as early as May, a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services official said Wednesday.
Aetna President Mark Bertolini said Wednesday that his company has seen much less activity on national insurance accounts where large employers pay Aetna to administer plans the hold for employees, The Associated Press reports.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Thursday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
"Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less health care as they pick up a greater share of the costs," The Wall Street Journal reports.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about a new poll showing that opposition to the new health reform law is declining.
Opposition to the health overhaul law declined in the past month from 41 percent to 35 percent, according to a tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
College Kids Weigh Options In Choosing Health Insurance Plan
In an effort to prevent and control outbreaks of animal diseases and the associated costs, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday announced a new five-year initiative "to improve global response to disease outbreaks, implement effective prevention and containment strategies and manage risks," PANA/Afrique en ligne reports (7/28).
African leaders participating in the 15th African Union (AU) Summit, which concluded on Tuesday, agreed to expand a campaign aimed at curbing maternal mortality on the continent and adopted other "key actions" in an effort to reduce infant and maternal mortality, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports.
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