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Brits Defend National Health Service Against U.S. Criticism
The United Kingdom’s National Health System enters into the health care debate amid comparisons of the British and American health care systems.
First Edition: August 21, 2009
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Obama Stands By Public Plan During Radio Talk Show Interview
President Obama is holding steady regarding his position that a public option for health insurance coverage should be considered as part of health reform legislation.
Biden: $1.2 Billion From Stimulus For Computerized Medical Records
“Vice President Joe Biden today announced $1.2 billion from federal stimulus dollars to allow hospitals to modernize record keeping systems,” The Chicago Tribune reports.
CDC Report Shows 10 Percent Drop In Overall HIV-Related Death Rate In 2007
According to a preliminary report (.pdf) released on Wednesday by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “U.S. life expectancy has risen to a new high, now standing at nearly 78 years,” and “death rates in almost all the leading causes of death” have fallen, the Associated Press/Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Funding Delay Impacts Cincinnati, Ohio HIV/AIDS Service Program
The Cincinnati Enquirer examines how STOP AIDS
California Office Of AIDS Notifies Local Programs Of Funding Cut Amounts
The California Office of AIDS this week notified local municipalities of how it “intends to intends to divvy up
WHO Says Confirmed H1N1 Deaths Worldwide Reach 1,799
According to the latest WHO report out Wednesday, the number of confirmed H1N1 (swine) flu deaths since its emergence in April has reached 1,799
Newspapers Examine Debate Over Affordable Drugs In Developing Countries
The Los Angeles Times examines how “activists in Washington, and Thailand and other developing countries are accusing the Obama administration of endangering access to affordable drugs to fight AIDS and other epidemic diseases.”
Obama Appeals To Doubters: Health Care Plan A ‘Moral Obligation’
President Obama appeals to religious leaders for help in passing health overhaul legislation while his aides and congressional Democrats weigh alternative strategies for passing a bill.
As Democrats Eye Going It Alone, Some Recommit To Bipartisan Reform
Democrats are preparing to do fresh bipartisan work on a health care reform bill but are also hedging their bets with talk of tackling reform without Republican support.
Lawmakers Face Constituents’ Health Care Flak
Several newspapers report on important lawmakers in the health care debate.
State Round-Up: Colorado’s Medicaid Woes, Utah’s Health Exchange, And More
Thursday’s state news includes concerns over Medicaid reimbursement cuts in Colorado, the opening of the Utah Health Exchange amidst skyrocketing premiums and the high number of uninsured in Texas.
Heated Town Halls Fire Up Republicans
Town hall meetings have proven powerful this summer, perhaps delivering a blow to the proposed health care overhaul.
WHO Director-General, Other Officials Visit Uganda To Assess Malaria Control Efforts
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan arrived in Uganda on Wednesday for a three-day working visit to examine the country’s progress on the prevention, control and treatment of malaria, the Monitor reports.
Finance Panel Negotiators To Test Bipartisan Water On Co-op Plan
Key Senate negotiators
Illegal Immigrant Dialysis Proves Costly To Hospitals, System
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that dialysis care for illegal immigrants at a taxpayer-supported medical center costs $20 million a year and that the immigrants are being referred there from for-profit hospitals.
