Urbanization, Health Tackled On World Health Day
Several media outlets examine the health risks associated with rapid urbanization around the world
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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IPS Examines Malnutrition, Obesity In Latin America
Inter Press Service examines malnutrition and factors contributing to the rising rates of "obesity and obesity-related illness - such as type II diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, some forms of cancer and osteoporosis - in Latin America, and especially among the poorest sectors of the population."
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Medicare Advantage Insurers Won’t See Increase In 2011
The administration and congressional Democrats have pushed reductions in the growth of payments to these plans as a way to help pay for the health-care overhaul.
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At Home, Congressional Dems Face Voters On Health Bill, Rep. Issa Investigating ‘Deals’
Some Democrats are approaching their Easter recesses at home with trepidation though Democrat leaders have urged their members to return home and tout the benefits of the newly-minted health care law, Politico reports.
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Toronto Star Examines Cost Of Fighting Maternal Mortality, Canada’s G8 Initiative
Experts say that fighting maternal mortality will cost the world a total of $24 billion annually, or an additional $12 billion per year, the Toronto Star writes in an article about Canada's G8 maternal and child health initiative and a maternal health conference that is being planned ahead of the G8 meeting.
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Today’s OpEds: Harkin, Coleman, Leavitt And Others
Kaiser Health News presents a sampling of opinions and editorials from around the country.
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Crucell, GSK Sign Agreement To Develop ‘Second Generation Malaria Vaccine’
Crucell, the Dutch biotechnology company, "said on Tuesday it had agreed with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline [GSK] to jointly develop a malaria vaccine candidate, without disclosing financial details," Reuters reports (Gray-Block, 4/6).
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Policy Roundup: Health Law’s Effect On Insurance Plans, Mandate Enforcement Issues
Reports explore federal changes to insurance policies, flexible health spending accounts and the IRS's plans to ensure that people have insurance.
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Large Increase Seen In Social Security Disability Applications
The Fiscal Times reports on the rapidly growing number of people applying for Social Security retirement benefits and federal disability insurance because of the poor economy and job market.
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Wisconsin Residents May Switch Health Insurance Due To Reform; Florida Lawmakers Seek Changes To Medicaid
States address various public policy issues including switching health insurance in Wisconsin and Medicaid changes in Florida.
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Media Look At Regional Effect Of China’s Drought
In light of the "first-ever summit of Mekong nations," where participating countries hailed "China's move to share data on reservoir levels," Bloomberg/BusinessWeek examines the "severe drought" affecting more than 60 million people in countries along Asia's Mekong river.
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Doctors Prepare To Take Recertification Tests; California Case Examines Patient Safety
Under rules that changed in the 1990s, doctors are starting to take exams to be recertified. Meanwhile, a doctor at a prominent Los Angeles medical center says the hospital did not provide equipment needed for patient safety.
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Senator Grassley Issues Warning about ‘Phantom Pharmacies’ While Tampa Officials Arrest Pharmacists On Fraud Charges
Senator Chuck Grassley wrote a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius this week saying federal officials have failed to stop the growing trend of "phantom pharmacies" that bill millions to Medicare in prescription drug costs then disappear, ABC News reports.
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Annual Medicare Report Delayed To Reflect Impact Of Health Law, The AP Reports
"The Obama administration is delaying release of the annual report on the financial health of Social Security and Medicare so that the new report can reflect the impact of the recently passed health care overhaul," The Associated Press reports.
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Insurers Sue Mass. Regulators Over Rejected Rate Hikes
Massachusetts insurers are suing the state government after regulators rejected proposed double-digit premium rate increases that would have gone into effect April 1.
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Berwick, Blumenthal May Form Dream Team At CMS
New leadership at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may bring innovation, improve quality, according to news outlets.
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First Edition: April 6, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a report about a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts insurers who are seeking to reverse the state insurance commissioner's decision regarding rate hikes.
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Prescription Drug Trafficking ‘Major Source’ Of Medicare Wasted Spending
"With all the increased attention on drug costs, there's one area health policy experts and law enforcement officials say is being overlooked: the trafficking of prescription drugs," the San Diego Business Journal reports.
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Foreign Minister Says Canada’s G8 Maternal, Child Health Plan Will Not Include Abortion
At this summer's G8 meeting, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will move forward with his "'signature initiative' on maternal and children's health, despite disagreements with the United States and Britain over funding for abortion in the developing world, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon says," the Globe and Mail reports (McCarthy, 4/4).
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