Latest KFF Health News Stories
AP Examines Implementation Of China’s Plan To Rebuild Health System
The Associated Press tracks the progress in rebuilding the health system in China, eight months after the government launched a three-year $124-billion investment in the country’s health care.
WHO Issues New HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines
The WHO on Monday issued new recommendations that patients living with HIV/AIDS begin receiving antiretrovirals (ARVs) earlier than current HIV treatment advice suggests, the Associated Press reports.
A series of studies, published in a recent special issue of the journal Lancet, finds that policies aimed at addressing climate change could also improve the health of people worldwide, the Associated Press reports.
Commonwealth Leaders’ Meeting Concludes; Includes Discussion About Health
Leaders issued a statement covering a variety of topics, including health, after a three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting concluded Sunday in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, Xinhua reports.
British First Lady Highlights Maternal Mortality Worldwide
Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and head of the Maternal Mortality Campaign, highlighted global maternal mortality at the Royal College of Midwives annual conference on Friday, the U.K. Press Association reports.
Today’s Selection Of Opinions And Editorials
A sampling of opinions and editorials from around the country include opinions on the public option, long-term care and rumors about veterans’ care.
Senate Health Reform Players Prepare Policy Positions
Senators are poised to begin debate regarding health care reform.
South Florida Medicare Fraud Offers Lesson For National Health Care Reform
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that leaders in Washington are looking to South Florida for “lessons on how to stem Medicare fraud to help pay for a health care overhaul.”
Details Of The Policies Inside The Senate’s Health Overhaul Bill
Hot-button provisions in the Senate Health Bill have gotten a lot of attention, while some interesting details have gone with little notice.
Medical Identity Theft Is On The Rise
People increasingly use the coverage of friends, relatives or strangers to get care during the recession. Some fraud involves paying medical workers for patients’ information, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Economists Have Mixed Views On Senate Health Bill’s Cost Controls
With the public fretting about rising health costs and deepening federal budget deficits, White House officials were quick last week to trumpet the optimism of some economists who said the Senate’s version of health reform would help control costs, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Some economists say they trumpeted too quickly.
Massachusetts May Require Colleges To Insure Students; Hawaii Plans To Opt Out Of Health Overhaul
News outlets report on a proposal in Massachusetts to require colleges and universities to insure students, an insurer in Massachusetts that is expected to try to alter the “fee for service” model and a plan in Hawaii to opt out of the national health care overhaul.
Europe May Offer Lessons For Health Care Rationing Debate
As fears about rationing are a hot-button issue in the health care debate, the U.S. may look to Europe for examples of how private-market systems cost less without raising concerns of rationing care.
Recession Undercuts Medical Tourism
Fewer Americans are traveling abroad for medical procedures because of rising transportation costs and decreased disposable income, report finds.
Senate Democrats Face Rocky Road On The Way To The Health Reform Finish Line
Democratic leadership in the Senate may not have the 60 votes to pass a health care reform bill anymore as debate begins Monday.
Primers On Health Reform And The Legislative Process
News outlets offer primers on the proposed health care overhaul.
Law Seeks To Improve Female Veterans’ Health Care
A new law seeks to improve health care services for female veterans.
Exclusion Of Illegal Immigrants Will Leave Many Californians Out Of Health Insurance System
“No matter what health care bill emerges from Congress, roughly one in six uninsured Californians will be excluded because they are not legal residents,” California News Service reports.
