Public Option Again Gains Steam; Cadillac Tax Would Fall Equally On Non-Union Plans
The public option is picking up momentum, while a new study on the 'Cadillac tax' suggests it would fall equally on union and non-union health plans.
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Senate, FDA Reports Increase Concerns About Controversial Diabetes Drug
A Senate report provokes increased scrutiny into a diabetes drug that may damage the heart.
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Governors On Health Reform: ‘We Want In’
Many governors, frustrated by lingering budget shortfalls deepened by rising health costs, are taking up the mantle of Congress's stalled health overhaul.
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First Edition: February 22, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including the latest on the upcoming health summit, a new presidential plan to curb health insurance premium rate hikes and what the nation's governors are thinking about health reform.
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McConnell: Republicans Will Attend Obama’s Health Summit
The Senate's top Republican says GOP is "ready to participate" but criticizes Democratic "arrogance" in not scrapping health overhaul bill and starting over.
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As Health Insurance Premiums Rise Sharply, Lawmakers And Consumers Face Tough Choices
Steep increases in individual health insurance premiums are sparking reactions across the country. Sen. Diane Feinstein will introduce legislation allowing the federal government to deny big increases in rates.
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Democrats, GOP Plot Health Reform Strategy For Obama ‘Summit’
President Obama will release his health plan for the summit Monday and Majority Leader Reid says he's ready to use reconciliation to pass a bill.
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Obama To GOP On Health Reform: ‘Show Me What You’ve Got’
President Obama stepped up his campaign for passage of a health care reform bill, and he plans to offer policy specifics in advance of next week's planned bipartisan summit.
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U.N. Calls For $1.4B To Fund Basic Needs In Haiti Through The End Of 2010
The U.N. on Thursday launched its "largest appeal following a natural disaster," calling for $1.4 billion "to provide food, water, shelter and sanitation to 3 million Haitians throughout 2010," Bloomberg/BusinessWeek reports (Varner, 2/18).
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U.S. Congressional Delegation In Zimbabwe To Assess Power Sharing Agreement, Economic Reform, Humanitarian Assistance
A congressional delegation "met Thursday with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Finance Minister Tendai Biti to discuss progress in fully implementing the September 2008 Global Political Agreement for power sharing and on reforms by the Harare unity government," VOA News reports (Zulu, 2/18).
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Health Worker Training Program Cuts Stillbirths By 30% In 6 Developing Countries, Study Says
The rate of stillbirths was cut by more than 30 percent after health workers in rural parts of six developing countries were trained "in how to help a newborn start breathing and to keep it warm and clean," according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Reuters reports. The trainees
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News Outlets Examine HIV Vaccine Research, Cervical Cancer Screening Data Presented At Conference
Several news outlets examine the latest reports out of this week's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco.
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Sebelius Issues Sharp Rebuke Against Health Insurance Premium Hikes Across U.S.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a new report Thursday detailing double-digit insurance premium hikes in six states across the country, citing the increases as evidence of an urgent need for a health care overhaul.
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State Lawmakers Address ‘Troubling Trends’ In Insurance Market
Bills in Iowa and Kansas would seek to mitigate the bite of rising health premiums for individuals and small businesses.
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A Selection Of Today’s Opinions And Editorials
A sampling of opinions and editorials from around the country.
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Private Health Insurance Around The World May Be Making Health Care Problems Worse
The Economist offers an analysis of private insurance around the world. "Governments are increasingly turning to private insurance in order to widen access to health care and make it more efficient. Are they expecting too much?"
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The Push For Electronic Records Continues
States and institutions are getting grants to facilitate health information technology adoption.
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Florida Faces Fight Over Medicaid Reform Expansion; In Kansas, Cuts Hurt A Mental Health Clinic
Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration may extend a Medicaid-reform pilot program by 19 counties to save more than $58 million by requiring Medicaid beneficiaries enroll in managed-care plans, Health News Florida reports.
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