Latest KFF Health News Stories
Asian Development Bank Examines Poverty, Hunger In Asia
A report released by the Asian Development Bank Wednesday examines how the global economic crisis is exacerbating poverty and hunger in regions of Asia, the Associated Press/Forbes writes.
Community Members Find Creative Solutions To Address New Orleans’ Health Care Needs
Community members in New Orleans find creative solutions to address the city’s health needs.
Kennedy’s Successor To Be Chosen By Special Election, Though Some Plan To Revisit This Requirement
Even before he died, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., focused attention on how his Senate successor would be chosen. That issue again is landing in the news.
Iowa Hospital Pays Feds $4.5 Million For Overpaying Doctors With Medicare Money
An Iowa hospital has agreed to pay $4.5 million to the federal government to settle claims that it illegally overpaid physicians in an effort to boost business.
Health Spending Blamed For Ballooning Deficit Projection
Peter Orszag, the White House budget director, said “the key driver of our long-term deficits” is federal health spending, mainly on the ballooning Medicare and Medicaid programs, making health reform essential.
Japanese Health Care: Lower Costs And Nearly No Bankruptcy
The New York Times, in a series of ongoing stories about health care delivery in other countries, interviewed John Creighton Campbell, of the University of Michigan and visiting researcher at the Tokyo University Institute of Gerontology who has studied Japan’s health care system.
Wednesday’s Round Up Of State Health Stories
News outlets report on health issues in different states, including political vandalism in Colorado, health-related bills in Maine, Medicaid cuts in Maryland and a dismissed medical malpractice lawsuit in Florida.
White House Health Care Campaign Challenges Translate Into To Slipping Polls
Public anxiety about spending and a proposed public health insurance plan, routine distractions like Henry Lewis Gates Jr.’s arrest, and delays in rebutting Republican’s attacks all suggest President Obama may be loosing his groove when it comes to his famous message discipline.
Today’s Selection Of Opinions And Editorials
Opinions and editorials taken from newspapers around the country.
Waxman Seeks To Save Money On Medicare Drugs
Representative Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., takes on the pharmaceutical industry regarding Medicare costs.
First Edition: August 26, 2009 – Kennedy Dies
Highlights this morning feature major news coverage of Sen. Ted Kennedy’s health care legacy.
Pro-Health Reform, Other Rallies To Start This Week
To counter the public’s growing skepticism regarding the Obama administration’s push to reform the health care system, the president’s supporters will launch bus tours and hold public rallies.
White House Increases 10-Year Deficit Projection
Republicans viewed the figures as proof the nation can’t afford a sweeping expansion of health coverage for the uninsured, but administration officials said this news was no reason to back away from President Obama’s domestic priority.
Sebelius Names Chair Of Presidential Advisory Council On HIV/AIDS
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius named Helene Gayle, president and chief executive of the charity CARE USA, as the chair the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
CDC’s Decision To Consider Routine Newborn Circumcision Examined
The Jackson Clarion Ledger examines CDC’s decision to consider recommending newborn boys be circumcised as part of an effort to reduce the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
CDC Numbers Spark Louisiana Action
The Louisiana Office of Public Health HIV/AIDS Prevention Program released data on the number of residents living with HIV in the state, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports
Magic Johnson To Black Religious Leaders: Join HIV/AIDS Awareness, Prevention Efforts
Former National Basketball Association player Earvin “Magic” Johnson in the opening address of the CDC’s 2009 HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta “spoke frankly about being HIV positive for nearly 20 years,” and discussed the impact black religious leaders have on addressing HIV/AIDS in the black community, the Southern Voice blog “The Latest” reports.
Editorial, Opinion Piece Push For Community Awareness About HIV/AIDS
“We cannot write often enough about the terrible toll that HIV/AIDS is exacting on the United States,” a Washington Post editorial states, adding: “the generalized and severe epidemic’ threshold is crossed when 1 percent of a local population is living with HIV/AIDS (as in D.C.).”
One-Quarter Of Medicare Beneficiaries Will See Premium Hikes Next Year
Medicaid recipients, wealthy retirees and new enrollees in the Medicare program will all face higher premiums to join the health insurance program for the elderly, U.S. News and World Report reports.
Democrats Talk Of Moving Reform Bill Without Republicans, Plan Rallies
Democrats, who are putting together rallies for health care reform while staying away from town hall meetings, are preparing to move ahead without Republicans on health care reform.
