California Republican Lawmakers Continue To Press For Tort Reform
The Contra Costa Times reports on the ongoing battle among lawmakers regarding tort reform.
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WellCare Faces Allegations About Director’s Resignation; WellPoint Confronts Reports Regarding Breast Cancer Recissions
WellPoint director resigns and raises questions about accounting practices at the insurance company, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Today’s Opinions: Health Overhaul Reflects History Of Government Intervention; Importance Of Repairing Clinical Trials System; Stopping Medicare Fraud
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Monday's opinions and editorials from around America.
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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Going Corporate
The New York Times reports that medical marijuana dispensaries are going corporate as "more and more states allow medical use of the drug."
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Schools, Systems Get More Funding To Expand Electronic Medical Records
The (Allentown, Penn.) Morning Call reports that beginning next year, doctors and hospitals that share computerized medical records "including a list of prescriptions, drug allergies, doctor visits, and test results - will qualify for a share of $1.5 billion in incentives from the federal government."
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Millions Of Dollars Invoved In Pending Medicare Fraud Cases
Two separate Medicare fraud cases are working their way through the courts. Both involve millions of dollars.
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First Edition: April 26, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including state-level health policy developments as well as forward-looking stories related to the cost of federal health reforms.
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Health Care Law’s Ability To Control Costs Will Be Closely Watched
"Many experts believe the law falls short on taming costs, and that will force Congress to revisit health care in a few years," The Associated Press reports.
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Report: Health Reform Will Cover More People, Cost More Than Orginally Projected
The new health overhaul will cover more people but will also cost more than originally thought, the chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in a report Thursday.
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U.S., Other Donors Commit $880M For New World Bank-Hosted Global Food Security Fund
The U.S. Treasury Thursday announced $880 million in contributions from the U.S., Canada, Spain, South Korea and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the new World Bank-hosted Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, Reuters reports (Lawder, 4/22).
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PMI Releases 6-Year Malaria Strategy
The U.S. government Thursday released a six-year strategy to address malaria globally, Reuters reports (Fox, 4/22). The plan was issued through the President's Malaria Initiative(PMI) in conjunction with World Malaria Day, April 25, and is a "core component of President [Barack] Obama's Global Health Initiative," according to a USAID press release (4/22).
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Senate Budget Committee Approves FY 2011 Budget Resolution With Cuts To Foreign Aid
The Senate Budget Committee has approved a budget resolution that adheres to President Barack Obama's "proposal to freeze non-defense spending, then goes a bit further" with cuts to "the State Department and other international programs," the Washington Post reports (Montgomery, 4/23).
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News Outlets Examine H1N1’s Impact On U.S. Vaccine Development Plans, Mexico’s Handling Of Outbreak
"A year after the emergence of swine flu [H1N1], U.S. health authorities and laboratories say the pandemic illustrated the need for new vaccine production techniques that are faster and more reliable," Agence France-Presse writes in an article that examines the challenges associated with current vaccine development practices and plans for future development.
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U.N. Agencies Issue Warning, Appeal For Funds To Tackle Measles Outbreak In West, Central Africa
"Sixteen countries in West and Central Africa are in the throes of a measles outbreak, at a time when there is a shortfall in funding for vaccination campaigns against the disease, two U.N. agencies said in a joint statement on Thursday," Reuters AlertNet reports (Fominyen, 4/22).
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CBO: 4 Million To Face Fines For Not Having Health Insurance In 2016
The Congressional Budget Office Thursday said 4 million people in 2016 could pay the penalty for not having health care coverage as mandated by federal law.
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Today’s Opinions: Government Power Grab On Health; A Doctor’s Interface With Computers; A Focus On Wellness
A selection of today's opinions and editorials.
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Officials Continue Health Overhaul Sparring, News Outlets Examine New Law’s Potential Improvements For Women
Republicans are continuing to pressure officials at the Department of Health and Human Services as the focus shifts to implementation of health reforms.
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Obama Choses Stephanie Cutter To Oversee Health Overhaul Communications Strategy
Cutter, who worked for both Sens. Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, will help craft the message about the benefits of the new health law. She has been called in before to help the Obama White House.
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Military Health Care Costs On The Rise
Rising costs of health care in the military are leading the Pentagon and lawmakers to consider the first rate increase of out of pocket health care spending in fifteen years for members of TRICARE, the military health program.
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