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The public radio program Marketplace has a piece today about how "medical students learn the cost of care, outside the classroom" of Jefferson University in Philadelphia. The students run a free clinic for homeless patients, and they "decide which drugs to stock and what lab tests they'll pay for."
Inter Press Service reports on a recent symposium on access to medicine, "jointly hosted by the WHO, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)."
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news about health reform implementation activities, health information technology and sparring opinions about the Massachusetts experience.
Thousands of HIV/AIDS advocates "marched through Vienna's city centre on Tuesday evening, demanding more respect for human rights in the fight against HIV," Agence France-Presse reports.
"In parts of Africa, only about half of babies born to mothers with HIV receive the HIV prevention drug nevirapine," according to a study published Wednesday, HealthDay News/U.S. News & World Report reports.
The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a long-stalled bill extending unemployment benefits, but the bill does not include health insurance subsidies for laid-off workers.
News outlets report on state Medicaid cuts to home care and children's dental services as well as how the funding circumstances will impact particular groups.
The Chicago Tribune reports on a recent study suggesting that so-called "mystery patients" are showing that doctors often ignore or fail to ask about social determinants when it comes to health outcomes.
Drugmakers are facing an array of challenges, such as lawsuits and patent losses, but also new opportunities including global growth and an expected surge in the number of U.S. residents with health insurance.
Hospitals are increasingly turning to letting consumers know how long waits are at their emergency rooms in an effort to attract more patients.
In the face of increased scrutiny of ties between industry and medical school faculty, Harvard is tightening its conflict-of-interest policies.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Wednesday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is facing a class-action lawsuit in Colorado over allegations that the company conspired to limit medical care for injured employees in a bid to protect its bottom line.
Also on Capitol Hill, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will launch a website that will allow businesses to talk about the problems with health reform, The Hill reports.
New requirements for physicians and hospitals to earn cash rewards for the "meaningful use" of electronic medical records are not tough enough to justify an investment of billions of dollars, House Republicans argue.
New research indicates that seniors with this condition who previously lacked drug coverage had improved access to their needed medications after the Medicare prescription drug benefit kicked in.
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