Governors Press Washington For More Help, Mass. Municipalities Seek New Authority To Cut Health Care Plan Costs
States address a range of health care policy issues.
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AMA Finds Lobbying Power Eroding; Payment Rates Vary
News outlets report on issues affecting doctors, including a loss of lobbying power and varied reimbursement rates.
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Obama Administration Prepares To Announce First National HIV Strategy
New strategy will call "for steps to reduce the annual number of new H.I.V. infections by 25 percent within five years" but plan does not provide a major funding boost, The New York Times reports.
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First Edition: July 12, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including previews of the expected release of a national strategy to curb the AIDS epidemic and reviews of a White House official's Sunday talk show defense of the Berwick nomination.
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Discovery Of Antibodies That Kill More Than 90% Of HIV Viruses Gives New Hope For Vaccine
"An effective vaccine against the AIDS virus may have moved one step closer to reality, researchers said Thursday," the Los Angeles Times reports. "Federal researchers have identified a pair of naturally occurring antibodies that are able to kill more than 90% of all strains of the AIDS virus, a finding they say could lead to the development of new treatments for HIV infections and to the production of the first successful vaccine against the virus" (Maugh, 7/9).
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2010 Aspen Ideas Festival Global Health Program Track
A panel at the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday addressed how the world can better prepare for the next global pandemic.
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AOL News Reports On Challenges Of Global Spread Of Drug-Resistant TB
AOL News examines health officials' concerns about the world-wide spread of drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, focusing on the U.S. and Mexico.
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Science Special Section Examines HIV/AIDS In Russia, Ukraine
In a special section in advance of the AIDS Conference, Science examines the "state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Russia and Ukraine, which account for more than 90% of HIV infections in Eastern Europe."
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Sebelius Pushing Insurance Companies To Help Get More Americans Covered
In an interview, Sebelius struck a congenial tone after previously taking insurers to task for high rate hikes.
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HHS To Give States $25 Million For HIV Drugs; Researchers Identify Antibodies That May Help In AIDS Vaccine Research
HHS to reallocate funds to give states an extra $25 million to purchase drugs for HIV/AIDS patients.
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Today’s OpEds: More Commentary On The Berwick Appointment, The Financial And Political Costs Of Health Reform, Thoughts On Hospital Consolidation
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Friday's editorials and opinions from across the country.
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News Roundup: NYC Program To Help Poor, Elderly With Insurance Gets Cut; Colo. Promotes Wellness Programs For Small Businesses
States address a range of health care issues at the state level.
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Medicaid: Generic Drugs Save Money, Dental Care Not Always Accessible
Two new studies show ways to improve Medicaid financing and access.
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Resident Nurses Find Tough Search For Jobs Post-Graduation
Though a national shortage of nurses is taking hold, newly minted resident nurses are having a hard time finding jobs as the economy struggles, "delaying the retirement of experienced nurses," USA Today reports.
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GOP Questions Berwick’s Ties To Industry
The Hill reports that Republicans are charging that when President Barack Obama used a recess appointment to install Dr. Donald Berwick as the head of Medicare, the administration evaded questions about industry funding of Berwick's health health care institute.
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Research Roundup: Improving Hospital Processes Can Improve Care; E-Mailing The Doctor; Medicaid Savings With Generic Drugs
This week's research roundup includes studies and briefs from Health Affairs and the Commonwealth Fund.
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HHS Proposes Stricter Patient Privacy Rules
The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed new rules to strengthen patient privacy protections, including steps to establish new limits on the use of protected information for marketing and fundraising.
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Maryland Raises Hospital Rates; D.C. May Reenter Hospital Business
News outlets report on the hospital markets in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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World Bank Announces New Head For Its HIV/AIDS Program
"The World Bank on Thursday named David Wilson, a Zimbabwean national who has written extensively about AIDS in the developing world, to head the poverty-fighting institution's global HIV/AIDS program," Reuters reports.
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