Changes For Employers, Health Insurers Coming With Health Reform Implementation
Starting in September, changes to health insurance could significantly alter how insurers operate and how employers provide for workers.
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Manila Bulletin Reports On WHO’s Efforts To Address Migration Of Global Health Workers
The Manilla Bulletin reports on how the WHO is working with countries that have high rates of migrating health workers to maintain and expand the health workforce in areas with the greatest need, expecially low-income rural communities.
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News Outlets Examine Haitian Rebuilding Effort Six Months After Major Quake
"Six months to the day since a magnitude-7.0 earthquake leveled 60% of [Port-Au-Prince's] buildings and killed 230,000 people, there are few visible signs of improvement," USA Today reports. "Frustration is high among Haitians and aid groups who say they see halting and haphazard progress toward recovery. The Haitian government
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VA To Ease Rules For Vets To Qualify For PTSD Benefits
The new requirements, announced by President Barack Obama Saturday, will make it easier for veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder to get government benefits.
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U.S. Lags In Keeping Workers Safe From Toxic Drugs
The Seattle Times/InvestigateWest report that the United States lags in keeping workers who handle toxic drugs safe on the job.
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Government Report Questions Double Use Of CT Scans At Illinois, Florida Hospitals
The Chicago Tribune and Health News Florida report on new data from the federal government on "double" CT scans.
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Debt Unsustainable, Obama Commission Chairs Say; Orszag’s Successor To Be Left With A Tough Job
The two chairman of President Obama's debt commission told the National Governors Association Sunday that Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are sucking up the entire federal discretionary budget.
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Seniors Face Unexpected Medical Bills Amid Disputes Between Hospitals And Medicare Auditors
Seniors are facing unexpected medical bills as hospitals and Medicare auditors fight over charges.
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Texas Doctors Bristle At Medicaid Cuts; State Pinpoints High Prescribing Docs
Despite states warnings that they will face massive budget cuts without help from Washington, Congress has not yet moved to provide $24.2 billion in additional Medicaid funding that many statehouses had anticipated would be included in a failed June bill.
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Today’s OpEds: Churchillian Berwick?; Government’s Obesity Fight; WSJ On Paying For Health Reform
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Monday's editorials and opinions from across the country.
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Obesity Crisis In The Spotlight As FDA Reviews Weight Loss Drugs
The Washington Post reports that Manchester, Ky., has an obesity rate as high as 52 percent in a nation where the obesity rate is 24 percent, highlighting the struggle with obesity that America faces.
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Hospitals In The News: ICU Deaths Higher On Weekend, Continuous Improvement Pays Off In Seattle
News outlets report on hospital quality issues.
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Governors Press Washington For More Help, Mass. Municipalities Seek New Authority To Cut Health Care Plan Costs
States address a range of health care policy issues.
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AMA Finds Lobbying Power Eroding; Payment Rates Vary
News outlets report on issues affecting doctors, including a loss of lobbying power and varied reimbursement rates.
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Obama Administration Prepares To Announce First National HIV Strategy
New strategy will call "for steps to reduce the annual number of new H.I.V. infections by 25 percent within five years" but plan does not provide a major funding boost, The New York Times reports.
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First Edition: July 12, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including previews of the expected release of a national strategy to curb the AIDS epidemic and reviews of a White House official's Sunday talk show defense of the Berwick nomination.
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Discovery Of Antibodies That Kill More Than 90% Of HIV Viruses Gives New Hope For Vaccine
"An effective vaccine against the AIDS virus may have moved one step closer to reality, researchers said Thursday," the Los Angeles Times reports. "Federal researchers have identified a pair of naturally occurring antibodies that are able to kill more than 90% of all strains of the AIDS virus, a finding they say could lead to the development of new treatments for HIV infections and to the production of the first successful vaccine against the virus" (Maugh, 7/9).
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2010 Aspen Ideas Festival Global Health Program Track
A panel at the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday addressed how the world can better prepare for the next global pandemic.
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AOL News Reports On Challenges Of Global Spread Of Drug-Resistant TB
AOL News examines health officials' concerns about the world-wide spread of drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, focusing on the U.S. and Mexico.
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