Latest KFF Health News Stories
Health Law Includes Calorie-Counting Requirement For Chain Restaurants, Vending Machines
The health overhaul includes a provision requiring chain restaurants and vending machines to include standardized calorie counts.
Health Measure Will Boost Coverage For Millions, But Leaves Gaps, Too
The health legislation President Barack Obama signed into law would extend insurance to 32 million Americans by 2019, but that still leaves out 23 million.
Health Reform Debate Often Misrepresents Changes To Medicare
Several news outlets detail specific changes to Medicare.
Obama Signs Historic Health Reforms Surrounded By Supporters, Lawmakers
President Barack Obama signed into law a sweeping health care system overhaul Tuesday that seeks to cover millions of uninsured Americans while reducing the federal deficit and driving health costs down.
Obama To Sign Executive Order On Abortion Funding In Private Ceremony
The President will sign an executive order today at 2:30 p.m. in a much smaller ceremony than the one for the health care reform bill Tuesday.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that the Senate’s health bill is now the law of the land just as its opponents continue to strategize about how to block it.
GOP Introduces Legislation To Repeal Health Reform; Other Senators Express Reconciliation Views
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office issues a statement challenging the GOP on its repeal effort.
Shortly After Sweeping Health Reforms Become Law, States File Legal Challenges
The actions, being advanced in two separate lawsuits, argue the new law violates states’ rights.
Marking ‘A New Season In America,’ Obama Signs Health Bill Into Law
Two days after the measure was passed by the House of Representatives, President Obama signed the overhaul into law.
Health Reform Creates Winners, Losers And An Interesting Timeline
The health legislation creates a slew of winners and losers, as well as immediate effects while other changes arrive slowly.
Republicans Rally Around Repeal Effort
Republicans are advancing an effort to repeal the health care reform that Democrats look poised to finish and defeat Democrats who supported the bill in the next election.
Today’s OpEds: Post-Health Reform Politics Outlook
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of opinions and editorials.
Senate Final Fight On Health Reform Starts, Dems Hope For Weekend Wrap-Up
Senate lawmakers will begin debate today on the reconciliation “fix-it” bill and hope to finish consideration of the legislation by Saturday.
Both Parties Gear Up For Long-Lasting Battle Over Health Overhaul Message
Democrats and Republicans are preparing for a battle that could shape the country’s politics for an extended amount of time.
Obama Celebrates Health Overhaul Win
President Obama is signing health overhaul legislation into law Tuesday, marking an accomplishment that has left the White House euphoric after the president staked his political fortunes on the measure.
WHO Advises Continued Use Of GSK’s Rotavirus Vaccine In Developing Countries
The WHO on Monday advised developing countries to continue administering GlaxoSmithKline’s Rotarix vaccine
State Roundup: Arizona Repeals CHIP Program, Conn. Insurance Pool, Minnesota Boosted By Health Bill
States handle several health care policy issues, including a decision in Arizona to get rid of a health insurance program for children, and react to national health care reform.
Sec. Clinton Highlights Water As Diplomatic, Development Opportunity For U.S.
Marking World Water Day in a speech Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said tackling the world’s water problems “represents one of the great diplomatic and development opportunities of our time,” Inter Press Service reports. “It’s not every day you find an issue where effective diplomacy and development will allow you to save millions of lives, feed the hungry, empower women, advance our national security interests, protect the environment, and demonstrate to billions of people that the United States cares,” she said.
AMA Gives Qualified Support To Health Bill, Texas Docs Disagree
Physicians in the Palm Beach area have mixed reactions to the health care bill that passed the House on Sunday, and a doctors’ group in Texas opposes the legislation.
