Coburn Casts Doubt On Health Repeal This Year; Health Groups Lobbying On Implementation
The Republican senator said that Republicans can only "nip at" the law until they have more clout in Congress.
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The Republican senator said that Republicans can only "nip at" the law until they have more clout in Congress.
More than 150 health experts from West Africa will meet in Freetown, Sierra Leone, next week for a multi-day gathering aimed at addressing health issues facing people in the region, AfricaNews reports.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a new initiative aimed at improving reproductive, maternal and newborn health on Wednesday at a meeting of international leaders, in an effort to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for reducing maternal deaths, Inter Press Service reports (Suozzi, 4/15).
President Barack Obama signed legislation Thursday extending extra unemployment benefits through May, including subsidies to help laid-off workers buy health insurance under so-called COBRA rules.
President directs HHS to prohibit hospitals from discriminating in visitation policies.
To succeed in efforts to reduce poverty in Africa, countries need to make disaster preparedness a priority in national development plans, Margareta Wahlstrom, U.N. deputy emergency relief coordinator, said Wednesday during the Second Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Africa, the Daily Nation reports.
Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania court ruling addressing issues with a state malpractice fund.
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States gear up for implementation while others continue to fight overhaul.
The director of the Massachusetts Health Connector, an agency that led the state's 2006 health overhaul law implementation, has resigned, saying he's interested in the national legislation.
Reports explore provisions of the legislation that affect people with preexisting conditions who can't buy insurance on the individual market, and how the IRS will enforce the individual mandate.
A study by Harvard researchers raises concerns about leading insurance companies investing in fast food restaurants. But the industry says it needs to have diversity in its holdings and get the best possible value for customers.
A new Senate report cautions insurers about using accounting tricks to meet new health law requirements.
The National Cancer Institute program that coordinates and facilitates cancer studies needs greater funding and an overhaul because of inefficiency, according to a study by the Institute of Medicine.
Today's research roundup includes studies and briefs from the Institutes of Medicine, Rand Corp., the journal Circulation, AHRQ, the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Commonwealth Fund.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about congressional passage of a temporary extension of jobless benefits -- including a COBRA subsidy -- and a directive issued yesterday by President Obama to extend medical rights for same-sex partners.
A California hospital faes state and Medicare program fines while a Florida institution continues to confront budget issues.
State officials and a memo to Massachusetts' health-plan providers suggest Kingsdale may eventually be headed for a position on the Obama administration's health overhaul implementation team.
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