Companies Await Health IT Windfall
Firms are preparing to cash in on stimulus funding for electronic medical record development, while others fret that the influx of money will steer customers away from their products to more traditional systems.
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Reinsurance Program Will Help Companies Provide Health Insurance For Early Retirees
A provision of the health reform law that goes into effect June 1 was explained last week by the White House. The $5 billion program will help companies fund health coverage of early retirees.
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Health Insurers, Employers Soon To Begin Expanding Coverage To Young Adults
On Monday, the Obama administration is expected to announce rules concerning the section of the new health law that allows young adults (up to age 26) to stay on their parents' insurance plan.
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President Says Health Reform Already Delivering ‘Real Benefits’
In his weekly address, President Obama said the new law is "holding insurance companies accountable," and young adults may be able to be covered by their parents' policies "this spring."
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First Edition: May 10, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including how 'gradfathering' will be defined in regulations and the latest details on the early retiree reinsurance program.
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Rhetoric Heats Up Between Insurers And Lawmakers
A rift between health insurers and lawmakers is widening again, news outlets report.
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FAO Head Calls For More African Agriculture Investment To Boost Food Security
Country and donor under-investment in agriculture has hindered food security across Africa, Jacques Diouf, director-general of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said on Thursday at the group's 26th Regional Conference for Africa in Luanda, Angola, Reuters reports.
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Lancet Examines Canada’s G8 Strategy For Maternal, Child Health Initiatives
A Lancet World Report examines the details of the Canadian government's strategy for the G8 maternal and child health initiative and reactions from global health leaders and politicians to the plan, including the announcement during a meeting of G8 leaders Halifax, Nova Scotia, that the initiative would not support abortion.
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Women’s Empowerment, Regional Integration, Malaria Prevention Discussed At WEF On Africa
On the second day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, Graca Machel, founder and president of the Foundation for Community Development, called on African governments to implement strategies aimed at empowering women in order to accelerate the continent's social and economic development, Tanzania Daily News/allAfrica.com reports.
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Scientists Develop Dry, Inhalable Measles Vaccine, Will Begin Testing In India This Summer
CBSNews.com reports on the development of a dry, inhalable measles vaccine by researchers at the University of Colorado-Boulder (CU-Boulder), who hope that their work will "help pave the way for the inexpensive treatment of a range of other illnesses" (Cooper, 5/5).
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MIT, South Africa Announce Plans To Join Patent Pool For ‘Neglected Diseases’
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and South Africa's Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) will join the Pool for Open Innovation against Neglected Tropical Diseases, Science|Business reports. According to Science|Business, "MIT is the first university to contribute intellectual property to the pool," while South Africa's TIA is the first government agency to join (5/6).
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Health Overhaul Proving To Be Difficult Issue For Democrats And Republicans
Politico reports that regardless of party, "health care reform is treacherous campaign territory."
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States Consider Action On Health Care Reform
State leaders around America are considering their options in complying with or challenging the new health law.
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VA Plans To Limit Surgeries At Some Of Its Facilities
The Department of Veterans Affairs will limit the kinds of surgeries at some hospitals after a review of surgical deaths at a hospital in southern Illinois.
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Physicians Saying No More Often To Drug Reps
A report out Thursday on the accessibility of doctors to pharmaceutical reps showed less physicians are letting reps visit them.
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House Committee To Investigate Johnson & Johnson After Kids’ Tylenol Recall
A House Committee opens inquiry saying "the company's repeated recalls 'point to a major problem' with production," Reuter reports.
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Today’s Opinions And Editorials: Health Reform’s Paperwork And Accountability In Medicare
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of today's opinions and editorials from around the country.
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Hospitals’ Financial Woes Cause Shake-Ups In Three Cities
Hospitals in Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., are all facing financial turmoil that could lead to consequences for the instiutions' identities and staffs.
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Texas CHIP Program Faces Budget Uncertainties While Arizona Governor Restores Funds For Health Care Programs For The Poor
Meanwhile, some Wisconsin health care workers vote to join the Service Employees International Union and Illnois lawmakers advance legislation to increase the state's nursing home standards.
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