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Editorial Stresses Need For National HIV/AIDS Strategy
The national HIV/AIDS strategy to be developed by Jeffrey Crowley, director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, within the next year is “long overdue and desperately needed,” a Gainesville Guardian editorial states.
Clinton Foundation Reaches Deal With Matrix, Pfizer To Cut Prices For Second-Line ARVs, TB Drug
Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday announced deals with drugmakers Matrix Laboratories and Pfizer to lower the cost of medications to treat patients with drug-resistant forms of HIV/AIDS in the developing world, Reuters reports.
Governors Nervous About Proposed Medicaid Expansion
Governors from both parties are concerned that health reform will leave them with expensive new Medicaid obligations.
‘Gang Of Six’ Senate Negotiators Heading Home, Will Keep Working During Break
Senators are hoping to keep a delicate bipartisan compromise on health care reform alive over the August recess amid a bitter debate and are planning to talk during recess.
Disagreement Over Public Plan Among Dems Straining Party Unity
A key item in the debates following lawmakers home this month is whether to create a public plan (and if so, how?), the Washington Post reports.
Cost, Recession Mean More Young Florida Workers Uninsured
More young workers in Florida – who make up 25 percent of the uninsured in that state – are going without health insurance coverage because they cannot afford it, and experts say it could mean problems in the future, The Orlando Sentinel reports.
Doctors Create Program To Help Providers Adjust To Rural Work Settings
A new program trains doctors for a career working in rural communities. Meanwhile, Sen. Dick Durbin introduced a bill this week that would allow nurse anesthetists to be reimbursed by Medicare.
Today’s Opinions And Editorials
A Selection of Today’s Opinions and Editorials
Opposition Campaigns And Protests Stalk Democrats
Protests about health reform continue to roil lawmakers meetings with constituents across the country.
A new report finds mental health care costs are soaring “at a faster pace than spending on any other health care category.”
White House Deal With Drug Industry Sparks Democratic Revolt
Congressional Democrats are challenging the Obama administration’s deal with the pharmaceutical industry to limit how much it would cut prices to contribute to a health care overhaul.
State Governments Join Push For Health IT
State governments around the country are working to facilitate, and in some cases, enhance, Washington’s stimulus-funded incentives for doctors and hospitals that adopt new health information technology.
France Struggling To Provide Universal Care While Controlling High Costs
Officials in France, which provides health care for all, are trying to control high costs with service cuts as they look to the U.S. health care reform efforts.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
President Obama Hosts Senate ‘Gang Of Six’ At The White House For A Health Reform Update
The White House said today’s meeting with this bipartisan group of Finance Committee members was an opportunity for a status report, not a negotiating session.
“Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have decoded the entire HIV genome, opening the door to understanding how viruses infect humans
“Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have decoded the entire HIV genome, opening the door to understanding how viruses infect humans
President Criticizes ‘Deceptive’ Reform Opponents, Urges Public Support For Health Bills
President Barack Obama is asking supporters of health overhaul proposals to show up at rallies, knock on doors and participate in community events.
Walgreen Will Continue To Fill Delaware Medicaid Til Aug. 11
As talks continue with the Delaware Medicaid program, Walgreen Co. agrees to fill prescriptions at least until Aug. 11.
