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Dem Leaders Eye Dec. 18 To End Congressional Session And Still Await CBO Figures
As Democratic leaders say Dec. 18 will be their target for the last day of the congressional session, other lawmakers are offering their take on how health reform will move forward.
Polls Find Deep Divisions On Health Care Reform
Polls find that “deep divisions linger” on health care reform.
Senate Committee To Markup Foreign Aid Reform Bill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to “mark up the Kerry-Lugar foreign aid reform bill Tuesday,” Foreign Policy’s blog, “The Cable” reports.
FAO Head ‘Not Satisfied’ With Omission Of Hunger Eradication Deadline From Summit Declaration
Jacques Diouf, head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), “is not satisfied” that the World Summit on Food Security’s final declaration excludes “exact targets to reduce hunger,” the BBC reports.
Health, Policy Experts Gather For 3-Day Conference On Family Planning
By offering family planning services to people seeking HIV/AIDS information and treatment, Africa’s population growth rate could be curbed by 2.5 percent, health experts said Monday during an international family health conference in Kampala, Uganda, Agence France-Presse reports (11/16).
Global Alliance For Chronic Diseases Announces Targets
The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) on Monday outlined plans “to invest tens of millions of dollars in heart and lung disease studies in a battle against a global epidemic of chronic disease,” over five years, Reuters reports.
Today’s Selection Of Opinions And Editorials
A sampling of opinions and editorials from around the country.
New Technology Drives Therapies For Older Patients, Those With Alzheimer’s
Technology is allowing older people to stay in their homes longer.
Business Opponents Of Health Overhaul Ramp Up Advertising
Interest groups, including business opponents, are ramping up spending on advertising.
Effect Of Abortion Restrictions In Health Bill May Be Less Than Advocates Fear
Abortion restrictions in health reform are expected to only affect a small number of women despite provoking heated debate. Meanwhile, Catholic bishops weigh into the debate and abortion rights group plan a rally to contest the restrictions.
White House Deal With Drug Makers May Be Unraveling
Efforts by congressional Democrats to find more health care savings by mandating discounts on drugs for Medicare patients could thwart agreement between administration and pharmaceutical industry, and some fear it could turn a powerful lobby against the legislation.
State Health Plans In Washington, Kansas Face Challenges
Health reform is scrambling local politicians in Louisiana. Meanwhile, Washington State and Kansas are working to get residents out of, and into, state-run insurance programs.
As Senate Debate Approaches, Partisans Step Up Volume
Volleys of rhetoric, attack ads and procedural parries are rippling through the Congressional health care debate.
Startling New Mammogram Guidelines Incite Debate About Risk, Cost
A federal panel changes long held guidelines for mammograms, urging women to now receive such cancer screening at age 50 instead of 40 to reduce possible harm from overtreatment.
Study Finds Uninsured Trauma Patients Much More Likely To Die In ER
New study by Harvard researchers surprises health experts.
Medicare Doctor Payment “Fix” Could Slip, Jeopardizing AMA Support For Health Reform
The American Medical Association backed the House Democrats reform bill earlier this month, at a time when it appeared likely lawmakers would move to permanently end looming cuts to doctors’ Medicare payments that Congress defers from year to year.
Senate Democrats Wait For CBO Score, Work To Keep Votes
Senate Democrats are holding their breaths and trying to hold their votes together as they wait for a score on a health care reform bill from the Congressional Budget Office.
Wisconsin Town Has Highest Rate Of Living Wills, Lowest Cost Of Care
NPR reports on a town in Wisconsin with the highest rates of living wills in the country.
Liberals Push Reid To Stand By Public Option In Health Bill
“A clutch of Senate liberals pressed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to stand firm behind a public insurance option Monday afternoon in the face of filibuster threats from Republicans and Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.),” Roll Call reports.
