Today’s Op-Eds: Obama’s Budget, Gingrich On Bipartisanship, Physician Clinics
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of opinions and editorials.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Investigation: Washington State Moves Medicaid Nursing Home Patients To Adult Family Homes
The Seattle Times probes Washington's practice of relocating Medicaid patients from nursing homes to adult family homes, which saves millions of dollars but frequently results in sub-standard care for the sickest and poorest residents.
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Another COBRA Subsidy Extension Included In Obama’s Budget Plan
The latest extension would apply to workers laid off from March 1, 2010, through the end of the year. Those on COBRA now would not be affected.
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Local Programs For Medical Homes, Free Care May Offer Blueprint For Larger Changes
Some clinics and insurers are setting up local programs that use facets of now stalled health care overhaul to control costs and provide better care for patients.
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Some States Restart Health Reforms While Others Push Back
As national health care reform stumbles, some states are restarting their health care push, while others are cutting back special health programs.
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Ohio Changes Medicaid Drug Program, N.C. Weighs Cuts In Medicaid Personal Care Services
Overall, budget pressures continue to cause states to struggle with Medicaid funding as well as other efforts to provide insurance coverage to low-income residents.
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Abstinence-Only Program Shows Success In Reducing Teen Sex
Sixth and seventh graders enrolled in an experimental abstinence-only program report less sexual activity than other students.
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Legislators Set Sights On Temporary Medicare ‘Doc Fix,’ Again
Doctors are still pushing for a permanent fix to the Medicare payment system but are likely to get only another temporary fix that would stave off a 21 percent cut in reimbursement rates scheduled to take effect in March.
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Hospital Mergers May Rise
Hospitals and health systems mergers may increase as health reform bills stall and for-profit hospitals look for acquisition opportunities.
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First Edition: February 2, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including highlights of President Obama's fiscal 2011 budget and details regarding how it treats health-related programs
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Consumer Group Sues Rate-Hiking Calif. Insurer
Consumer Watchdog and other plaintiffs are suing Anthem Blue Cross, the California insurer that recently told policyholder it would hike premiums by 39 percent.
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A Closer Look At Health Care Budget Provisions
President Obama's health department budget for 2011 tops $911 billion and includes $1.4 billion for food-safety, $1.7 billion for fraud prevention, $500 million for vaccine development, and $32 billion for medical research, and more.
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States Continue To Act On Health Care Reform Efforts
States continue to prepare and act on health care reform efforts.
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Health And Human Services Would Get Boost Under Obama’s 2011 Budget Plan
News outlets report on how certain health programs fare under Obama's 2011 budget request.
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Experimental Vaccine Reduced TB Rate Among HIV-Positive People In Tanzania, Study Finds
An experimental vaccine was found to reduce the rate of tuberculosis infections in patients living with HIV, "the first time a shot has been shown to reduce cases of the most common AIDS-related cause of death in poor nations," Bloomberg reports (Bennett, 1/29). Tuberculosis accounts for up to one-third of AIDS deaths worldwide, CBC News reports.
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U.S. Government Resumes Medical Evacuations From Haiti; New Food Voucher Distribution Targeting Women Begins
"The U.S. government said on Sunday it would resume military evacuation flights" within 12 hours for critically ill and injured Haitians who were harmed in the Jan. 12 earthquake, Reuters reports (Rosenberg/Brown, 1/31). Medical evacuations had been suspended for a few days, but the reason for the suspension "is unclear as various government authorities have provided different explanations," the Wall Street Journal reports.
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State Department Authorization Bill Introduced
"Senate Foreign Relations Committee leaders John Kerry, D-MA, and Richard Lugar, R-IN, introduced a State Department policy bill for both fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011" on Friday, Foreign Policy's blog, "The Cable," reports. The full text of the bill and a fact sheet are available on the blog (Rogin, 1/29).
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More Details On Obama’s Global Health Strategy Expected Along With Budget Release, Wall Street Journal Reports
"The Obama administration is expected to propose in its fiscal 2011 budget Monday new funding to combat preventable and tropical diseases, malnutrition and other conditions afflicting the world's poor, as part of a strategy to broaden its approach to global health," the Wall Street Journal reports.
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U.N. Secretary-General Focuses On MDGs During African Union Summit
Addressing the 14th African Union (AU) Summit on Sunday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for African countries to maintain their commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), "which include reducing poverty, disease and child mortality, ahead of their target date of 2015," BBC reports. Leaders from 53 African countries are gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the three-day summit (1/31).
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