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Congressional Quarterly examines concerns among health advocates and international development experts about what President Obama's FY 2011 budget request might mean to U.S. commitments to particular diseases abroad, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Republican leaders sent a letter late Monday to the White House outlining key questions about how the Summit will work and what ideas will be on the table.
Congressional Democrats continue to divvy up blame for the stalled state of Democrats' health overhaul, with fingers now pointed towards centrist Democrats and Republicans, President Obama or even White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, depending on the blamer's perspective.
States grapple with strapped budgets and cuts to programs such as Medicaid.
Lawmakers in at least three dozen states push ahead with provisions, Politico reports.
Today's collection of opinions and editorials.
UnitedHealthcare, one of the nations biggest insurance companies, has decided to take a more active role in the care of its policy holders who are being treated for several types of cancer.
As the health care overhaul stalls, hospitals face rising costs for uncompensated care of the uninsured.
Dr. Atul Gawande's new book, "The Checklist Manifesto," expands "the use of a remarkably low-tech idea: require all doctors, nurses and other operating room staff to run through a 2-minute surgical safety checklist before, during and after each surgery," according to PBS' Newshour.
In a letter, HHS Secretary Sebelius expressed concerns about the health insurance hike, planned to take effect March 1.
Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., won an upset election last month that has reshaped the health debate and could be a boon for lobbying firms.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more reactions to President Obama's health care summit.
News outlets across the country report on state health policy developments.
Monday brought a chilly reaction from some Republicans, and also specutlation about what will be at stake for all the summit's participants.
During a live televised interview with CBS News' Katie Couric Sunday, President Obama invited Republicans to a half-day health care reform summit to hear their ideas on overhauling the nation's health care system.
The House is set to vote this week on a bill to end the antitrust exemption for health and medical malpractice insurers, but many antitrust experts say the move wouldn't have much of an impact on consumers.
Fixes could include restoring Medicare provisions that expired on Jan. 1, such as prohibiting caps on physical, speech and occupational therapy. Doctors are also looking for Congress to stop a 21 percent cut in reimbursements.
"Medicare's move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday," according to Reuters.
States grapple with strapped budgets and Medicaid cuts.
While Democrats once seemed to favor a tax on sodas and other sugary beverages, steady lobbying by the soft drink industry appears to have turned the tide.
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