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Race Plays Role In Diagnosis And Treatment
CNN reports that studies show blacks and whites are treated differently by doctors.
Federal Official Says Poor Prognosis Result From VA Center’s Substandard Treatment
Up to 14 people who got substandard care at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center face a poor prognosis after treatment failed them at the hospital, a federal official said Thursday, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
PhRMA’s Tally: $40 Million To Lobby On Health Care
Drug firms pour millions into health care debate as lobbyists seek to have their clients’ interests represented in massive bills on health care, NPR reports.
Hospitals React To Proposal To Revamp Medicare Advisory Panel
In an effort to trim medical costs, President Barack Obama is trying to strengthen the role of an independent commission to determine how much Medicare pays doctors and hospitals.
Massachusetts’ Individual Mandates, Insurance Exchanges Are Examples For National Plan
Three years into its Massachusetts’ experiment with near-universal health care, the state has some lessons for the nation as it grapples with the best way to cover tens of millions of uninsured Americans.
Enthusiasm For Medical Homes Gradually Picks Up
Insurers are testing a concept called “medical home” that uses electronic records and coordinates care and could transform how health care is delivered.
Regulations Seek To Crack Down On Medical ID Theft
New regulations seek to crack down on medical identification theft, Kaiser Health News reports.
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Obama’s Health Reform Pitch Leaves Questions Unanswered For Many Viewers
Even as President Obama asks for the public’s support for health reform, many don’t really understand how much the overhaul will cost, how it will be paid for cost or how it will change the delivery system.
In Cleveland, Obama Visits ‘Model’ Clinic
Obama said he wasn’t seeking an endorsement from the Cleveland Clinic, only information. “There has been a lot of discussion in Washington about the very different model that we and the Mayo [Clinic] have, and he wanted to understand it better,” the Clinic’s CEO said.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Mass. Insurance Exchange Gives Insight To Congressional Proposals
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Obama Says Reform Can’t Come Soon Enough For America, OK With No August Vote
President Obama struck back at critics who say his push for reform is moving too quickly by saying “it’s not soon enough for the American people,” The Associated Press reports.
Reid: No Senate Vote Before August Recess
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada says the Senate will not vote on health care reform before leaving for its summer recess Aug. 8, shattering the president’s early timeline that called for bill passage before then, The New York Times reports.
Dems Say It’s Go Time On Health Reform Bill
Democrats in both the Senate and the House are urging action on health reform bills in Congress, with one Congressman suggesting they do so or delay their August recess, the Associated Press reports.
Finding Related To SIV In Monkeys Could Shed Light On HIV In Humans, Researchers Say
Researchers “believe they have found a ‘missing link’ in the evolution of the virus that causes AIDS,” based on findings from a study
A San Mateo County, Calif., program that provides in-home case management services for people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as other programs that assist people living with the virus, could be eliminated, forcing patients to obtain more expensive outpatient care, if proposed state budget cuts are approved, the San Francisco Examiner reports.
HUD To Distribute $310M In Housing Assistance Grants For People Living With HIV/AIDS
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced that it will provide several housing assistance grants to help low-income families living with HIV/AIDS, the Boston Globe reports.
Program Once Reserved For Alabama Inmates With HIV/AIDS Expanded To All Inmates
The Alabama Department of Corrections has expanded a re-entry program that provides newly released inmates with HIV/AIDS “with information on obtaining licenses [and] other documents and preparing for returning to life outside prison,” to all other inmates, the AP/USA Today/Montgomery Advertiser reports.
Study Examines Efficacy Of Merck Drug On HIV Reservoirs
Patients who added Merck’s HIV drug Isentress to their regular daily HIV drug regimen “fared no better than those who added a placebo to the mix,” as the drug failed to “reduce low-level reservoirs of HIV,” in the body, according to findings presented at the International AIDS Society conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Bloomberg reports.
