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Former OMB Health Policy Adviser To Lead Penn Medical Ethics Dept.
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, a bioethicist, will join the University of Pennsylvania faculty Sept. 1.
House Call Program Improves Quality Of Care For Vets In Philadelphia
iWatch News reports on this novel initiative, called the Independence at Home program.
Pawlenty Campaigns Hard On Health Care But His Record Is Complicated
The former Minnesota governor is an ardent foe of Obama’s health plan and dismisses health reform efforts by Mitt Romney in Massachusetts. The Minnesota Star Tribune and Kaiser Health News explore how Pawlenty handled the issue.
Health Care Sector Shows Muscle In Job Report
The health care industry added 31,300 jobs last month, higher than its average monthly increase since 2007.
Number Of Cancer Survivors To Increase Exponentially
The field of providing care to these survivors is relatively new, but is gaining attention.
CMS Unveils Updated Website To Help Consumers Compare Quality Data
Officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Friday that site includes updated data to help consumers compare hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, home care or dialysis providers.
USA Today: Medicare’s Hospice Costs Show Dramatic Increase
This rate of growth is more than that of any other health care sector.
Health Law Tests Include Controlling Premium Costs
Meanwhile, Texas and Michigan are seeking waivers from the law’s medical-loss ratio rule and the Department of Health and Human Services posts information about patients’ appeals rights.
Provider Groups Weigh In With Supreme Court On Calif. Medicaid Case
In other Medicaid news, Texas switches its Medicaid recipients to cards instead of using monthly proof-of-coverage letters to save cash while some advocates worry that children’s health could be at risk.
Maternal Mortality Rate Quadruples in South Africa, According To Human Rights Watch Report
“South Africa’s maternal mortality rate has quadrupled while most African countries have cut that crucial health indicator
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the impact of Standard & Poor’s downgrade on the challenge ahead for ‘super committee’ when it tries to take on entitlement spending.
Turning From Debt Debate, Some GOP House Members Renew Health Law Attack
The Hill reports on town hall meetings held by members of Congress at home during the August break where the health overhaul is a key topic again.
S & P Downgrade Puts Pressure On ‘Super Committee’ To Fix Entitlements
News outlets connected Friday’s Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the country’s credit rating to AA+, instead of AAA, to the partisan debt deal.
Lancet Reports On Global Fund Donors That Have Held Back Contributions
Several donors to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria “continue to hold back their contributions for this year
Delays In Procuring Food Aid, Funding Hampering Relief Efforts In Somalia, Aid Agencies Say
“Famine relief efforts in Somalia are being hampered as much by delays in procuring food aid and raising funds as by difficulties in accessing Islamist-controlled areas, according to humanitarian organizations working there,” the Guardian reports. Staff from several aid agencies working within al-Shabab-controlled areas “say the major problem in responding to the crisis is the time it is taking to buy food abroad and to transport it to the worst-hit areas,” the newspaper writes (Rice, 8/4).
U.S. Should Demand Human Rights-Based Approach To HIV Prevention Programs In Uganda
“Uganda has sometimes been considered a success story in fighting HIV and has been a darling of international donors,” including the U.S., which “has poured over $1 billion into the country for AIDS programs. But throughout Uganda there are people
Foreign Aid Being ‘Held Up’ By Congress
In a Foreign Policy opinion piece, FP staff writer Josh Rogin lists foreign aid as one of “the top eight foreign-policy items currently held up by the do-nothing 112th Congress.” According to Rogin, “Everyone agrees that the foreign aid system is broken. Over-outsourcing, poor monitoring, and a lack of cohesion and accountability have plagued the U.S. aid system for decades. However, nobody in Congress agrees on exactly how to fix it.
