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Politico reports that some state insurance commissioners are not happy with a proposal that would give the federal government the authority to centralize premium rate reviews of health insurance.
The Los Angeles Times explores the "deep divide" between Obama and the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts. The high court will likely have the final word on regulatory laws, such as the new health overhaul.
Reuters reports on a series of studies published Friday in the Lancet, which examine the health of populations living in the Gaza Strip.
States address a range of health policy issues at the state level.
The health care industry generates billions of pounds of garbage each year, and disposing of it all has become a problem.
Massachusetts's largest health care union is trying to pull workers at Boston's leading medical centers: Massachusetts General, Brigham and Women's, Beth Israel Deaconess and Tufts hospitals.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Tuesday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
Dell is hoping to capitalize on its purchase of health technology firm Perot Systems by providing services to new clients such as the 2,600-doctor Methodist Hospital System in Houston.
At the Our Lady of Hope Clinic in Madison, Wis., some patients - about half - pay a premium for boutique services, which pays for care for the other half, those without insurance at all, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
Meanwhile, GOP targets some anti-abortion lawmakers for their votes in support of health reform.
The Wall Street Journal reports on efforts to make the language used in doctors' offices easier for patients to understand.
News outlets examine a number of veterans' health issues, including a new Gallup poll that finds "military veterans fare worse than the general work force when it comes to their emotional and physical health, work environment and access to basic necessities," according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
News outlets report on hospital issues, including rising ER visit rates in Massachusetts and extended hours in New York.
Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the case of one elderly woman with mild dementia and the difficulty of meeting Medicare rules to get her into a rehabilitation program at a nursing home.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including updates on GOP efforts to repeal the health reform law as well as state-related developments.
IRIN examines WHO efforts to better understand factors influencing health workers' decisions about where to work in order to help fight health care worker shortages in developing countries. According to the news service, a group of 40 experts assembled by the agency "is finalizing recommendations to help governments attract more health workers to sparsely staffed areas," IRIN writes.
The G8's $5-billion initiative to improve maternal and child health "left many loose ends that need to be tied up before the countries can begin to make good on their commitment to save the lives of 1.3 million children under age five, and 64,000 mothers," the Canadian Press/Globe and Mail reports. According to the article, while stakeholders welcome the G8 initiative, many find it "deeply underfunded and lacking in detail."
Justice Department and the state of Virginia lawyers faced off Thursday in the first challenge of the federal government's authority to require people purchase health insurance.
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