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Some Democratic Candidates Make Hay With Little-Noticed Health Law Provision
Also in the headlines: a variety of reports on House and Senate races from across the country including some key House races in California, New York, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Illinois; as well as Senate contests in Connecticut, Missouri, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
The Wall Street Journal looks at the effort to include kids’ problems in the newest revision of psychiatrists’ diagnostic manual. Also, KHN offers a story about the debate over health insurance for people with eating problems.
A selection of health care opinions and editorials from around the United States.
Health Law Opponents Eye Strategies To Delay Implementation
However, this approach may be fraught with difficulties. Meanwhile, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official offered assurances that the government and business sector could work together to fix the nation’s health system.
Issa Pressing Ahead In Effort To Obtain HHS Materials On Medicare Advantage
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is accusing HHS of not fully complying with repeated requests.
Research Roundup: Financial Impact Of Reducing Surgical Complications
This week’s studies come from Health Affairs, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, BMJ Open, the American Journal of Public Health, the American Journal of Infection Control and other media outlets.
State News: Va. Health Chief Quits, Citing New Abortion Clinic Regulations
A selection of health policy stories from Virginia, Texas, California, New York, Massachusetts and Florida.
Most Compounding Pharmacies Are Not Accredited
News outlets, following the story about a deadly meningitis outbreak linked to drugs provided by a compounding pharmacy, explore the issue of accreditation, how many more people are at risk and what leads doctors to use these drugs.
First Edition: October 19, 2012
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how Medicare and women’s health issues are playing in a number of House and Senate races.
Obama, Romney Vie For Women’s Votes
Both President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney battled for the support of female voters Wednesday with new ads and arguments on the campaign trail related to women’s health care, underscoring the importance of undecided female voters in a tight race.
As Election Day Nears, Health Issues Remain Central
KHN hosts a discussion with former Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle and conservative health care analyst Avik Roy to explore the plans advanced by President Barack Obama and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Romney focuses on some of those themes in a new ad incorporating video from this week’s town hall debate.
Editorials and opinions on public health issues from around the country.
Viewpoints: NYT’s Kristof On The Death Of His Friend; Obama, Romney Fight For Women
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
Two Leading Health Systems Announce Plan To Merge
Trinity Health and Catholic Health East plan to consolidate operations. Together, the two systems will span 21 states and include more than 70 hospitals.
Health Law: Pa. Says Exchange Unlikely To Be Ready In Jan. 2014
In health law implementation news, Pennsylvania’s insurance commissioner says a health insurance exchange likely won’t be ready to rollout in January 2014, when the law says it should be ready. In Mississippi, leaders there are turning down the law’s Medicaid expansion and the dollars that come with it.
House And Senate Races Turning On Health, Abortion Issues
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is focusing on Medicare and women’s health issues in new TV ads, as Missouri Rep. Todd Akin strengthens his ties to evangelicals.
State Roundup: Ore. Lawmakers Petition For Separate Dental Care
A selection of health policy stories from Oregon, Colorado, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Kentucky and California.
Okla. Lawsuit: First Test Of Legal Arguments Against Insurance Exchanges
Some of the lawsuit’s backers maintain that last summer’s Supreme Court health law decision would not be the “law’s last trip” to the high court.
Lack of ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Talk Indicates Issue Is Frozen Until After Election
The fact that House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and President Barack Obama have not discussed looming automatic spending cuts leads this roundup of Capitol Hill news.
