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There's been an uptick in support for the health overhaul in polls as parts of the law begin to take effect, as well as some positive reviews - even from conservatives - about the administration's performance in implementing the measures.
The House of Representatives passed an nearly "$60 billion bill Thursday to pay for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and fund a variety of other programs," including relief and rebuilding initiatives in Haiti following the January earthquake, Fox News' "The Speaker's Lobby" blog reports (Pergram, 7/1).
"More than 2 billion people worldwide do not have adequate access to surgical services, and low-income countries in particular have low levels of surgical care," according to a study published online Thursday in the Lancet, HealthDay News/Modern Medicine reports (7/1).
Amedisys and Almost Family said Thursday they are the focus of a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into their Medicare reimbursement practices, one month after the U.S. Senate began its own inquiry, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The United Nations General Assembly will move to formally adopt a new "gender entity" on Friday called "U.N. Women" that will fold the U.N.'s four existing women's entities
Kaiser Health News reports that Democrats are leaving Washington for their July 4th recess without passing key parts of their health agenda.
The federal government began accepting applications Thursday for coverage through high-risk insurance pools from people who have been unable to obtain insurance on the commercial market due to having pre-existing conditions.
Jonathan Bush recognized that getting paid in health care is a problem, NPR's Planet Money blog reports: "Say the patient is covered by Blue Cross. Which Blue Cross? Did she need a referral? What's the right billing code?"
Lawmakers write letter to urge health insurers to enforce new mental parity act.
States address a range of health care policy issues.
For most Massachusetts insurers, a standoff with regulators over premium rate increases was left unresolved Thursday evening.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Friday's opinions and editorials from around the country.
News outlets report on a drop in health insurance stocks and the elimination of 35,000 jobs in the drug industry this year.
Republicans continue their push to win support to repeal the health overhaul, even as parts of the legislation take effect, The Washington Times reports.
News outlets report on the hospital market.
News outlets continue to report on the federal government's new health care website, healthcare.gov, launched Thursday.
This week's research roundup includes studies and briefs from PLoS Medicine, Archives of Internal Medicine, Health Affairs, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Commonwealth Fund and the Urban Institute.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including the latest developments regarding Virginia's legal challenge to the federal health care overhaul.
A district court judge says he will decide within 30 days whether to dismiss this state challenge to the new federal health reform law.
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