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AMFm Subsidized Malaria Drugs To Be Delivered Soon
Subsidized artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) under the Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria (AMFm) program will be available in select countries “in two week’s time,” SABC News reports. The announcement came Monday at the 5th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan-African Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
News Outlets Examine International Efforts To Contain H1N1
A WHO official on Tuesday backed the Afghan government’s decision to declare H1N1 (swine flu) a health emergency, forcing the closure of all schools in the country for three weeks in an effort to contain the virus, IRIN reports. H1N1 has reportedly infected over 300 people, resulting in two deaths.
Small Business Group Lobbies For Reform While Trade Groups See Cuts In Business
Lawmaker’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care system are coming under scrutiny from trade associations that sell insurance and a senior group with a new ad campaign.
Key Moderates Influence The Shape Of Health Overhaul Bills
Targeted by liberals, Centrists are exerting their influence in great numbers and lining up instead behind an idea from moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe for a public option trigger.
Health Care Jobs Plentiful But Tough To Get
While health care jobs are plentiful, “getting one is hard work,” The Associated Press/The News-Sentinel reports.
Today’s Selection Of Opinions And Editorials
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
Abortion Not The Only Sticky Issue In Health Care Debate – News Outlets Examine Others
News coverage focuses on some of the sticky issues in health reform, including legal immigrants’ health care, long term care for the disabled, CHIP and insurance discounts for healthy habits.
Abortion Continues To Snag Health Reform Legislation, Divide Lawmakers
The divisive issue of abortions, a lingering hurdle to health reform legislation, created a rift among anti-abortion lawmakers Tuesday.
Studies Find U.S. Children Face Health Quality Issues
New research finds that uninsured children are three times more likely to die from trauma injuries that kids with private insurance. A government report shows that a higher rate of premature births is the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate exceeds that of most European countries.
Health Reform Timeline Appears To Be Slipping
It is becoming less likely President Obama will get a health care reform bill this year as both the House and the Senate continue to fall behind schedule.
Florida Officials Say It Would Be A Struggle To Meet Medicaid Costs Of Health Reform
News outlets report on a variety of health care issues at the state level including the cost of health care reform in Florida, widespread budget cuts in Nebraska and a hand-washing initiative in Maryland.
House Republicans Offer Health Overhaul Plan
House Republicans posted a GOP health care proposal online Tuesday night.
House Legislation Seeks 5 Days Of Sick Leave For Workers
Responding to the current flu epidemic, a California congressman introduced a bill mandating that companies provide sick leave to employees if bosses tell the workers to stay home because they are ill.
Insurers’ Pricing Practices Targeted By Senate Health Committee
Senate health committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, asked four of the nations largest health insurers
Veterans Administration Leads In E-Health Exchange, Too
The Veterans Health Administration was at the avant-garde of electronic medical records in the 1980s, but more recently, it’s also blazed the trail for exchanging health information between providers.
Health Bills Don’t Go Far Enough In Cutting Costs, Experts Say
Experts say the health bills being considered in Congress don’t go far enough to curb costs.
Conflicts Of Interest Examined Between Doctors and Medical Industry, AARP And Reform
Sunshine provisions to examine the financial relationships between doctors and the medical industry are in the health care reform bills while some question the AARP’s role in reform.
First Edition: November 3, 2009
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including updates on the timing and politics of Congress’ health reform effort.
Agreement in Boston will give a pediatric hospital a portion of insurers’ savings to continue research. The report on the Veterans Affairs hospital in Illinois comes two years after an increase in the post-surgical death rate.
GOP Health Reform Bill Takes Shape As Draft Circulates On Capitol Hill
The Republican blueprint includes incentives for people to use health savings accounts and caps on non-economic jury awards in medical malpractice cases. It also would allow health insurance to be sold across state lines.
