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The administration's plan seeks to reduce new HIV cases by 25 percent over five years and cut the rate of infection. It will also provide more resources for the African American and Latino communities, gay and bisexual men and drug abusers.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Wednesday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that doctors are reluctant to report fellow doctors for being impaired or incompetent.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports related to new federal rules related to "meaningful use" of electronic health records.
The number of new HIV infections among young people in Africa is falling in most of the "25 countries hardest hit by the virus," according to a report released Tuesday by UNAIDS, the Associated Press reports.
President Barack Obama plans to "unveil the first formal national HIV/AIDS strategy on Tuesday, a plan that aims to reduce the number of new cases [in the U.S.] by 25 percent in the next five years, officials said," the Washington Post reports.
Marking the six month anniversary of Haiti's major earthquake, President Barack Obama thanked Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez on Monday for his country's help, Agence France-Presse reports.
Physician and Harvard professor Donald Berwick was sworn in to become the next administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Monday.
States have seen a "slow trickle" of enrollees for new federally funded high-risk pools, but are expecting more to begin enrolling as word spreads about the new coverage option, Politico reports.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Tuesday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
Cash-strapped budgets cause health care cuts in various states.
HHS doled out $96 million in grants to help increase racial diversity of health care workforce; researchers examine false claims on applications by medical students' for residencies.
NPR reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a new rule Monday that aims to make it easier for troops who return from battle to get the PTSD support they need.
New York Times reports that drugmaker SmithKline Beecham conducted studies that pointed to heart risks from the drug, but the company did not notify officials or the public.
"Supporters of the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) are ramping up their lobbying efforts as Congress prepares to bring the measure to a vote," The Hill reports.
The Wall Street Journal reports that some states are preparing to make deep Medicaid cuts as federal lawmakers waffle on giving states more money to deal with swelling Medicaid rolls.
Massachusetts lawmakers may repeal a two-year old law requiring medical firms to disclose gifts to doctors.
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