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Haiti Rebuilding Effort Could Cost $11.5B Over 3 Years, Assessment Says

March 16, 2010 Morning Briefing

A “thorough analysis prepared by the Haiti government, together with the United Nations and other international organizations” estimates it will take $11.5 billion over the next three years to repair damage to Haiti after a major earthquake struck in January, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Report Estimates Haiti Earthquake Damages Could Reach Nearly $14B

February 17, 2010 Morning Briefing

The total cost of the destruction in Haiti, resulting from the major earthquake last month, could add up to twice the value of the country’s annual economy, a three Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) economists said in a report on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.

U.N. Calls For $1.4B To Fund Basic Needs In Haiti Through The End Of 2010

February 19, 2010 Morning Briefing

The U.N. on Thursday launched its “largest appeal following a natural disaster,” calling for $1.4 billion “to provide food, water, shelter and sanitation to 3 million Haitians throughout 2010,” Bloomberg/BusinessWeek reports (Varner, 2/18).

10 Experts Weigh In On Plan To Replace Public Option In Health Bill

By KFF Health News Staff December 14, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Can a spinoff of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program help some of the country’s uninsured? Experts evaluate a proposal that the Office of Personnel Management, which manages the FEHBP, oversee national health plans.

Medicare Coverage Explained

By Jessica Marcy September 22, 2009 KFF Health News Original

As a part of our “Are You Covered?” series, KHN and NPR examine how the health overhaul would affect medicare.

House To Move Forward To End Antitrust Exemption For Health Insurers

February 4, 2010 Morning Briefing

“House Democratic leaders are moving forward with Plan B for passing health care reform by introducing a stand-alone measure to strip the antitrust exemption for health insurance companies – a popular piece of their stalled health care reform package,” Roll Call reports.

$1.2B Needed To Aid Women, Children In 28 Countries ‘In Crisis,’ UNICEF Says

February 5, 2010 Morning Briefing

UNICEF on Thursday launched a $1.2 billion appeal aimed at providing “life saving emergency assistance to millions of children and women in dire need,” VOA News reports (Schlein, 2/4). “The appeal is part of UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action Report 2010, released in Geneva … which spotlights the desperate situation of children and women in 28 countries and territories facing deep humanitarian crises,” the U.N. News Centre writes (2/4).

Full Text: Obama’s Health Care Proposal

February 22, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Read the full text of President Obama’s health care proposal, which he will bring to his Thursday health ‘summit’ with Congressional leaders.

At World Economic Forum, Gates Foundation Announces 10-Year, $10B Vaccine Commitment

January 29, 2010 Morning Briefing

Bill and Melinda Gates announced Friday during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that their foundation would commit $10 billion over the next decade to research, develop and deliver vaccines for the world’s poorest countries, the New York Times reports (McNeil, 1/29). The Gateses “said they hope the commitment would spur support by governments, corporations, and other donors for vaccinations efforts,” the Chronicle of Philanthropy writes (Wilhelm, 1/29).

VA Expected To Move Soon To Cover More Effects Of Agent Orange

January 8, 2010 Morning Briefing

The Department of Veterans Affairs expected to issue a rule soon that presumes Parkinson’s disease, B cell leukemia and heart disease are the result of chemical used during the Vietnam War.

Scientists Find Single Dose Of Drug Cures Visceral Leishmaniasis

February 11, 2010 Morning Briefing

Scientists have discovered that a single infusion of Gilead Sciences’ drug AmBisome, known generically as iposomal amphotericin B, cures patients with the visceral leishmaniasis, or kala-azar, a parasitic infection, Reuters reports. Spread by the sand fly and affecting 500,000 people a year, visceral leishmaniasis is found in Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe, but is concentrated in India, according to the news service.

Global Health Care Errors, Fraud Costs $260B Annually, Report Finds

January 19, 2010 Morning Briefing

A report released Monday finds $260 billion

Why Seniors are Health Reform Winners, Not Losers

By Howard Gleckman August 31, 2009 KFF Health News Original

In truth, seniors are likely to big winners if responsible health reform passes and prime victims if it fails.

Baby Boomer Retirement: The News Gets Worse

By Howard Gleckman October 12, 2009 KFF Health News Original

We are not ready for healthy retirement, and we are desperately unprepared for the costly medical and long-term care we are likely to need in old age.

Obama Signs $447B Omnibus Spending Bill

December 17, 2009 Morning Briefing

“President Barack Obama signed a $447 billion omnibus spending bill into law Wednesday, assuring that federal agencies will be able to operate through the remainder of fiscal 2010,” Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal reports. The bill provides appropriations for the State Department and several other agencies.

Danner

August 3, 2009 Page

DAN DANNER PRESIDENT AND CEO, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS (NFIB) Date of Birth: Dec. 31, 1945. Education: B.S., Purdue University; M.B.A., Xavier University. Career Path: Danner was an executive at a steel manufacturing company and served as chief of staff to the Secretary of Commerce before moving to NFIB in 1993. Role in Health […]

Dems and Republicans Head Home With Health Care Talking Points

By Eric Pianin and Mary Agnes Carey July 31, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Democratic and Republican lawmakers will offer their constituents very different takes on pending health care legislation during the August recess. Democrats will say the bills will “hold insurance companies accountable” and guarantee lower costs and more choice, while the Republicans will warn against a government takeover that will undermine competition and drive up costs.

Checking In With Chip Kahn: ‘Potential for Hospitals and Our Patients To Be Big Winners’

August 12, 2009 Page

Charles “Chip” Kahn III, president of the Federation of American Hospitals, has been a major player on the Washington health policy scene for nearly 25 years. As head of the lobbying group representing investor-owned hospitals, Kahn helped negotiate a deal in June among the hospital industry and the White House and the Senate Finance Committee.

U.N. Calls For $7.1B In Annual Aid Request

December 1, 2009 Morning Briefing

The U.N. on Monday called for “a total of $7.1 billion in 2010 to fund urgent humanitarian assistance for 48 million people in 25 countries,” Reuters reports (Evans, 11/30).

GAVI Alliance Drives Down Pentavalent Vaccine Costs, Data Shows

November 18, 2009 Morning Briefing

The “co-ordinated buying policy” of the GAVI Alliance has driven down “[t]he price of a vaccine that helps babies fight off killer diseases,” according to data released by the group, Reuters reports. In 2010, the price of pentavalent vaccine, which protects against Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b), diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and hepatitis B, will fall “below $3.0

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