Latest KFF Health News Stories
President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh “agreed Tuesday to team up and tackle a checklist of economic, nuclear, security and environmental challenges” as well as collaborate on health and agriculture issues, CNN reports. Singh is in Washington, D.C. for a five-day visit (11/25).
WHO Investigates Cases Of H1N1 Drug Resistance In U.S., Britain
The WHO is looking into reports that patients with “severely suppressed immune systems” in Britain and the U.S. developed resistance Tamiflu, which is used to treat the symptoms of H1N1 (swine flu), a spokesman for the organization said Tuesday, Reuters reports.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved, “in principle,” a $47 million grant to reduce the spread of HIV among gay and other men who have sex with men in seven south Asian countries, IANS/Thaindian.com reports.
Senators Away For Holiday Continue Health Debate At Home
Senators away for the Thanksgiving holiday are continuing the health care reform debate with constituents and are facing far less vitriol than during the August recess.
Washington groups have lobbied Congress and the public in nearly every imaginable direction on health reform. Those groups include a few that you may not have guessed would have an interest.
Health Reform Financing Ideas Watered Down, Questions Remain On Premiums, Taxes
The New York Times reports that many significant cost saving measures in the Senate health care reform bill, like a proposed rule on Medicare reimbursement, “have been at least partly neutered.”
Massachusetts Lawsuit On Part-Timers And Health Care, Utahns Satisfied With Insurance
News outlets report on health care lawsuit in Massachusetts, a tobacco tax in Colorado and health plan ratings in Utah.
Data Miners Can Inform Drug Companies Of Doctors’ Prescribing Habits
In addition, pilot program will link two of the largest electronic medical record systems.
Experts Call For Greater Crackdown On Medicare Fraud
Efforts to crack down on Medicare fraud heat up while some experts say more should be done.
Health Companies’ Momentum May Cut Right Through Reform Savings
Health companies – including pharmaceutical companies – have done better than the rest of corporate America during the past decade, and despite Congress’s health-overhaul efforts, that’s not expected to change.
Medtronic’s Strong Earnings Reassure Defibrillator Industry
Medical technology company Medtronic’s stocks surged 5 percent yesterday in the wake of strong earnings reports, while rivals saw gains around 4 percent.
Today’s Opinions And Editorials
Today’s columns and editorials include discussion of the consitutionality of health reform legislation and examinations of the cost of the overhaul.
Fact Checks Examine Various Health Care Reform Claims
News outlets provide a variety of fact checks on health care reform.
Senators Push For COBRA Benefit Extension
A group of Democratic senators wants to extend subsidies for unemployed workers to continue getting health insurance.
Medical Fees Surprise Patients, Bankruptcy Plagues Others
High medical fees often catch patients off-guard while many plagued by medical debt file for bankruptcy.
Senate Health Committee Likely To Hold Hearing On New Mammogram Guidelines
Twenty-two senators are urging the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to hold hearings on controversial new mammogram guidelines.
A Two-Door Clinic Segregates Patients Based On How They Pay
A radiology clinic in Manhattan’s Upper East Side has two doors, an example of a new, two-tiered medical practice model favored by some doctors, MSNBC reports.
Groups Revived On Both Sides Of Abortion Issue In Senate Reform Fight
Abortion-rights groups are mobilizing to keep a provision that would toughen abortion restrictions out of a Senate health care bill.
