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In a Monday letter, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told members of Congress that the Obama administration is moving quickly to carry out the new health law, "particularly provisions that she referred to as 'early insurance market reforms,'"he New York Times reports.
A selection of today's opinions and editorials
Representatives from African countries kicked-off a meeting about food security on Monday in Brazil, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports. The meeting is part of a series of Brazilian initiatives, which aim to stregnthen ties between the country and Africa and help the continent expand its agricultural capabilities (5/11).
GOP lawmakers may grill President Barack Obama's latest Supreme Court nominee, Elana Kagan, over her views on the recent health overhaul law.
Funds for new Medicare experiments - appropriated as part of the health law - may require special scrutiny to ensure they are spent correctly.
Some lawmakers, from both parties, have proposed more aggressive legislation to unveil the prices of health care services, arguing that the recently passed health overhaul doesn't go far enough on this topic
The Center for Digital Democracy is concerned over proposals to allow pharmaceutical companies to market drugs on social media websites, which is under examination at the Food and Drug Administration, the National Journal's Tech Daily Dose reports.
Several experts and private studies show that "[m]any urban hospitals lack sufficient medical staff, beds, equipment and 'surge' plans to provide optimal care for potentially hundreds or thousands of patients from a large bombing, emergency and trauma doctors say, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The Sacramento Bee reports that 12 of 13 school districts in Sacramento County don't have enough money to pay for their retirees' health benefits "and are not setting aside money to pay for them, according to a grand jury report released Monday."
USA Today reports that a new Treasury Department study says the federal COBRA subsidy to allow people to keep their employer's health insurance after being laid off "may have slowed the growth in the number of uninsured Americans during the recession."
State roundup: N.Y. unveils a statewide cancer map; Calif. and N.Y. wrestle with options to increase organ donations; and a look at Florida voters' views of health overhaul law and the effect on congressional candidates.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has highlighted the need to get Defense spending on health care costs under control while Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is facing several health care challenges.
News outlets are covering medical professionals: a rally to combat the nursing shortage, medical school enrollment shortfalls and internationally-trained doctors.
Parents and families of autistic children and adults are hoping that the federal health reform law will provide benefits to help their situations.
Though some legal experts believe these states have identified a weak spot in the law, others maintain that bill writers worked hard to protect the measure from a constitutional challenge.
The president has questioned whether the health insurer WellPoint canceled policies held by women diagnosed with breast cancer and WellPoint chief executive Angela Braly fired back with a letter saying the presidential "attacks ... must end."
The new health law has renewed concerns about some issues, such as the government's role in sex education and health care workers' ability to opt out of providing end-of-life care and abortions.
Despite fears from community health activists, R.I. revamp of Medicaid program for the elderly and disabled has saved the state money and allowed many beneficiaries to stay in their homes rather than going to nursing homes, Stateline.org reports.
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