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GOP Sees Chance For Revival As Dems Struggle With Health Proposals
Republicans are gaining unifying their message on health reform proposals and see the possibility of building the party.
Gates Foundation Appoints Global Health Policy Head To Lead New London Office
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced on Thursday that Joe Cerrell, who currently leads the foundation’s global health policy and advocacy group, will head a new Gates Foundation office in London beginning in January 2010, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The President And White House Officials Try To Debunk End-Of-Life Care Rumors
The president and adminstration officials are emphasizing personal stories at town hall meetings and on his weekly address to talk about end-of-life care.
Obama In Campaign Mode On Health Reform
With three town hall meetings in the past in the past week, President Obama and Democrats are staying in campaign mode on their push for reform.
Medicare Pilot Project Links Hospital Payments To Quality
Data to be released Monday examines a pilot project by Medicare that links hospital payments to the quality of care.
Technology provides a central tool to reform the health care system.
High Cost Of Tennessee’s State Program Under The Reform Microscope
TennCare, which was enacted in the mid-1990s to cover the Tennessee’s uninsured through a public insurance program which nearly bankrupted the state, is fueling debate about a national public option.
Cost-Saving Value Of Some Medical Tests Challenged
The Boston Globe reports on the dispute over whether medical tests actually save lives or cut costs.
First Edition: August 17, 2009
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Florida: Medicaid Expansion Would Cover 1.4 Million Uninsured
“Florida officials have calculated that the health care proposals being debated in Congress could extend Medicaid coverage to 1.4 million uninsured residents — and cost state taxpayers $1.6 billion a year,” The Sun Sentinel reports.
Democrats May Be Open To Co-op Compromise
Democrats appear open to a proposal for insurance cooperatives.
Obama Administration Officials Soften Stance On Public Plan
On Sunday morning talk shows, HHS Secreary Kathleen Sebelius and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs indicated that a government-run “public plan” is not a necessity in a health overhaul bill.
In Colorado Town Hall Meeting, Obama Takes Swipes At Insurers, Republicans
President Barack Obama wrapped up his swing through Western states, continuing his anti-insurance, pro-health reform pitch in town hall meetings and his weekly address to the country.
Obama Criticizes Media Coverage, Insurance Companies During Montana Town Hall Meeting
Obama takes his pitch West, and criticizes insurance companies as well as media coverage in his effort to build support for Democratic health overhaul proposals.
Republicans Ratchet Up The Cyber Battle
The Obama White House won’t be the only voice on the web trying to set the record straight regarding reform claims.
Alabama To Allow Inmates With HIV To Participate In Work Release Programs
“The Alabama Department of Corrections has reversed a long-standing policy and will begin allowing HIV-[positive] prisoners to participate in work release programs,” the Birmingham News/Huntsville Times reports.
Santa Barbara County Report Examines Impact Of Area Needle Exchange Program
A needle exchange program implemented by the California-based Pacific Pride Foundation has helped reduce the transmission of HIV and other blood-borne illnesses through injection drug use and also “helps get contaminated needles off the street, and assists clients with accessing HIV testing, substance abuse counseling, and other needed services,” according to a county Public Health Department report.
White House Reform Strategy Includes E-mail Lists, Union Counterattack
President Obama and the White House are preparing e-mail lists and a new strategy to shape the nation’s health care reform debate.
Protesters Continue Levying Recess Wrath On Lawmakers
Protesters again warned their lawmakers
