Pelosi Urges Democrats To Talk Up Health Care; Businesses Feel Early Impact Of Law
News outlets report on various effects of the new health law.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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States, Federal Government Move Forward With High-Risk Pools
The federal government began accepting applications for the high risk pools it will run in 29 states and the District of Columbia Thursday.
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Experts Propose Solution To Burden Of Medical School Debt
A medical school debt problem affects who goes to medical school and what kind of specialty medical students choose.
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Crooks Defraud Health Care System With Fake Insurance Plans And Phony Medicare, Medicaid Claims
Crooks Defraud Health Care System With Fake Insurance Plans And Phony Medicare, Medicaid Claims
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Advocates Continue To Push For Michigan To Opt Out Of Federal Health Law Despite Setback
Advocates continue to petition to allow Michigan to opt out of federal healthcare hill despite setback.
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Finance Committee Lawmakers Press Insurer On Failing To Pay Part D Claims
Senate Finance Committee leaders Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have demanded in a letter that an insurer that was kicked out of the Medicare Part D drug program pay its outstanding claims, The Hill reports.
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Patients Cope With Navigating The Health Care System
The Associated Press reports that Americans who lose employer coverage between now and 2014, when much of the health overhaul kicks in, "may find buying insurance on their own unaffordable."
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Drug Initiative Granted Rights To Develop TB Compounds For Potential Treatment Of NTDs
The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) now has the rights to "develop a class of potential anti-TB compounds" that may also treat Chagas disease, African sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis, Reuters reports.
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What Do EMRs Mean For Patient Privacy?
The federal government is spending billions to make electronic medical records a standard feature of physician offices and hospitals.
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New York Times Examines India’s Growing Influence On Global Drug Industry
"India, seasoned in the basics of medicine making, is now starting to take on a more mainstream role in the global drug industry, as a result of recent strengthening of patent law here and cost pressures on name-brand drug makers in the West," the New York Times writes in a piece that examines what the role could mean for the country as well as for the global drug industry.
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Seattle Non-Profit Recommends Strategy For Improving U.S. Foreign Aid Efficacy
"[T]he United States needs a national strategy to clarify the goals of foreign aid, trade policy consistent with those goals, an easier process for small businesses to participate and support for international education programs," according to a set of recommendations for improving the effectiveness of U.S. foreign aid assistance released Tuesday by the Seattle-based non-profit Global Washington, the Seattle Times reports.
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Asian Development Bank, U.N. Call On Asia-Pacific Countries To Increase Investments In Agriculture To Ensure Food Security
Countries in Asia and the Pacific should increase investment in agriculture by $120 billion annually through 2050 to address hunger and prevent major food price increases, U.N. and Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials said Wednesday, The Associated Press reports.
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Today’s Opinions: More On The Massachusetts Experience And California’s Rate Hikes
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Wednesday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
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Patients Willing To Travel For Cheaper, Better Care; Especially When The Boss Pays
Employers, in search of better deals on surgeries, are in some cases sending employees they insure hundreds of miles for medical care.
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Heart Attack Death Rates Drop In Hospitals; CDC Reports Increase In Colon Cancer Screening Rate
Medicare officials report that heart attack death rates at the nation's hospitals dropped nearly half a percentage point in past year.
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First Edition: July 7, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that President Obama will name a Medicare and Medicaid chief by recess appointment.
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation Presses Obama Administration On PEPFAR Funding
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), "[t]he largest global AIDS organization[,] accused the Obama administration and Congress on Friday of falling short on promised funding and oversight in the worldwide fight against the epidemic," The Hill's "Healthwatch" blog reports.
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International Conference Focuses On HPV’s Impact On Women
Scientists, clinicians and public health leaders from around the world are gathered in Montreal this week for the 26th International Papillomavirus Conference where they hope to generate greater awareness about human papillomavirus (HPV), the Montreal Gazette reports.
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WHO H1N1 Response Probe’s Second Meeting Highlights Divergent Views
The independent team of health experts responsible for reviewing the WHO's response to H1N1 (swine flu) wrapped up its second of three public hearings on Friday.
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