Federal Government Launches New Health Insurance Website
The federal government is launching an information clearinghouse for consumers Thursday - healthcare.gov - meant to help patients navigate the health insurance landscape.
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House Subcommittee Approves $52.7B FY11 Foreign Ops Appropriations Bill
The Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs approved a $52.7 billion FY 2011 spending bill on Wednesday, CongressDaily reports. The bill withheld $3.9 billion in aid for Afghanistan in response to concerns about corruption and "already cut $4 billion from President Obama's request to fund the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development and dozens of foreign assistance and cooperation programs," the publication writes.
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High-Risk Insurance Pools Open To People ‘Locked Out’ Of Market
People who have been unable to obtain health insurance in the commercial market because of pre-existing conditions can apply for a new, federally funded high-risk insurance pool beginning Thursday.
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Today’s OpEds: States’ Very Different Approaches To Health Reform; Tanning Tax; Sen. Collins On Long Term Care
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Thursday's opinions and editorials from around the country.
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Federal Officials Ask Judge To Order Upgrade Of Georgia’s Mental Health System; Va. Officials In Court Today On Suit Against Health Law
States handle various health care issues.
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Seattle Times Examines Reaction To G8 Summit Commitments, Upcoming ‘Global Washington’ Recommendations For U.S. Foreign Assistance Reform
The Seattle Times' "The Business of Giving" blog examines global health community leaders' reactions to the outcomes of the recent G8 summit in Canada.
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New York Times: AIDS Drug Program Has Growing Waiting List
The New York Times reports that the "weak economy is crippling the government program that provides life-sustaining" medicines to people with HIV and AIDS.
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Governors Urge Congress To Extend Emergency Medicaid Funds
The governors of cash-strapped states say they need extra Medicaid funds.
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Medical School Association Suggests Clinical Conflict-Of-Interest Policies
The Association of American Medical Colleges has asked academic medical institutions to adopt conflict-of-interest policies for clinical care similar to those they apply to medical research.
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Unemployment Will Run Out For 1.3 Million As GOP Again Blocks Jobless Bill
The Associated Press reports that 1.3 million people won't get unemployment benefits reinstated before Congress goes on its July 4th recess and an "additional 200,000 people who have been without a job for at least six months stand to lose their benefits each week, unless Congress acts."
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AP Reports On How Newly Approved Vaccine Could Revolutionize Prevention Of Meningitis In Africa
The WHO's recent prequalification approval of a low-cost meningitis vaccine could "help prevent epidemics in Africa for the first time, revolutionizing how doctors fight outbreaks of the deadly disease," the Associated Press reports.
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Medicare Weighs Cost, Benefit Of Covering Dendreon’s Provenge For Prostate Cancer
Medicare officials are considering whether covering the drug Provenge, used for treating prostate cancer, is worth the cost, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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States Worry They May Not Receive Expected Medicaid Money, Prepare Contingency Plans
State lawmakers, fearing that Congress will let the current enhanced Medicaid funding lapse, are beginning to look at other budget options.
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Haitian President Rejects U.S. Senate’s Recommendations For Upcoming Elections
A day after Haitian President Rene Preval signed a decree authorizing a date for November elections, he rebuffed other recommendations issued by the U.S. Senate, which include "holding an election for his successor, brushing off criticism that the current process will leave the shattered country without a credible leader," the Associated Press reports.
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Medical Groups Back Medicare Nominee Berwick
About 90 groups, including medical societies, patient and employer groups, all backed the nomination of Donald Berwick, a physician and health care quality advocate, to lead the federal Medicare agency.
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America Abroad Media Examines Intersection Of Religion And Public Health In Africa
American Abroad Media examines how religious groups and leaders are dealing with public health issues in Africa. The program consists of five segments.
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Small Businesses Take Issue With 10 Percent Tanning Tax That Starts Today
Tanning salons have to charge customers a 10 percent tax on their services to help pay for part of the new health reform law, and that has attracted the howls of small business, NPR reports.
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National Debt Will Continue To Surge, CBO Predicts, While Experts Increase Scrutiny Of Health Care Costs
CBO director tells bipartisan deficit commission that health law will make a "dent in the problem" but costs will continue to rise.
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Anthem Submits New Insurance Rate Plan In Calif. After Earlier Effort Rebuffed
Company whose 39 percent rate increase helped revive national efforts on health overhaul now says it is planning to raise rates as much as 20 percent.
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