Search Results

Global Fund Faces $3B Funding Shortfall

July 6, 2009 Morning Briefing

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is facing a budget shortfall of about $3 billion, Marcela Rojo, a Global Fund spokesperson, said on Friday, Reuters reports.

Caring for Uninsured Costs Society Between $65B-$130B, Report Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

House Democrats Announce $825B Economic Stimulus Package With $157B for Health Care

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

G8 Leaders Launch $20B Initiative To Help Farmers In Developing Countries

July 10, 2009 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post reports: “Leaders of the world’s major economies pledged Friday to raise $20 billion over the next three years for food and agricultural aid to the world’s most impoverished countries.”

H1N1 Could Infect Up To 2B People Within Next Two Years, WHO Says

July 27, 2009 Morning Briefing

The WHO on Friday said the “H1N1 swine-flu virus could infect up to two billion people over the next two years – about one of every three people in the world,” VOA News reports.

U.S. To Commit Additional $1B To H1N1 Vaccine Development

July 13, 2009 Morning Briefing

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday the U.S. has agreed to put an addition $1 billion towards ingredients for the production of a vaccine that offers protection against the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, Reuters reports.

Treating Uninsured Will Cost $125B by 2004, Including $41B in Uncompensated Care, Study Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Cost Estimates of Medicare Legislation Rise From $400B to $534B Over 10 Years

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Developing Countries Could Face $270B to $700B Financing Gap in 2009, World Bank Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Reversing Scheduled Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments Would Cost $10B-$50B, CBO Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Spending on Medicare Law Could Be $42B Higher Than $534B Estimate, OMB Figures Indicate

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Donors Pledge $3.7B to Global Fund, Short of $7.1B Needed To Close Spending Gap

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Governors Intend To Request $176B From Economic Stimulus Package, Including $40B for State Medicaid Programs

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Senate Approves $109B Supplemental Spending Bill With More Than $2B in Pandemic Flu Preparedness Funding

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Bush To Propose ‘Record’ $27.3B NIH Budget; $1.5B To Go Toward Bioterrorism Research

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Sen. Kennedy to Introduce $5B-$10B Anti-Bioterrorism Package, Including Measure to Speed Vaccine Production

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

House Offers $107B Budget Compromise

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Warren Buffett To Give More Than $30B to Gates Foundation, About $3B to Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

$25B to $70B in Additional Annual Aid Needed To Achieve Health-Related MDGs by 2015, World Bank Report Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

10-Year Cost Projection for Medicare Drug Benefit Drops From $737B to $678B, According to New CMS Report

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing