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College Students Increasingly Seek Campus Health Care
Coverage varies widely from campus to campus but college health programs are considered a good value.
Saturday Night Vote Set On House Health Reform Bill
Democratic leaders have scheduled a Saturday night vote on sweeping health care reform, and are scrambling to reach consensus on abortion and other language.
Study: Public Opinion On Health Care Reform Has Echoes Of 1994
“Americans’ opinion of the health care proposals now before Congress is eerily similar to public sentiment about the Clinton health reform initiatives in 1994,” according to a new study, The Boston Globe reports.
AARP, Key Retirees’ Lobby, To Endorse Democrats’ Health Bill
AARP, the influential retirees’ lobby, is expected to endorse House Democrats’ plan to overhaul the health system today.
First Edition: November 5, 2009 – House Vote Saturday?
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports on the House health bill vote expected to take place on Saturday.
GOP Frames Election Outcome As Rebuff Of Dems’ Health Overhaul, But Pelosi Paints A Rosier Picture
“Republican victories in two gubernatorial elections are casting a shadow on House Democratic efforts to secure support from wavering members for health-care legislation,” Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal reports.
House Dems Unveil ‘Manager’s Amendment,’ Set Stage For Saturday Floor Vote
House Democrats take another big step toward a pivotal floor vote on their health care overhaul as early as the weekend, after offering tweaks to the 1,990-page bill.
PEPFAR Expands Efforts To Improve Health Services Worldwide Through Use Of Mobile Devices
Fierce Mobile reports on the recent announcement that PEPFAR is teaming up with the United Nations Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Vodafone Foundation to be a founding member of the mHealth Alliance, “a group seeking to bring health services to the most remote corners of the globe using mobile networks and technologies.” U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Eric Goosby announced the partnership during a keynote address last week during the inaugural mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C., according to the news service (Versel, 11/3).
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.
