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Give Nurses A Bigger Role In Improving Health Care

By Risa Lavizzo-Mourey January 20, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Poll after poll finds that nurses are either the most trusted group of professionals, or one of the most trusted groups, in the country.

Transcript: Health On The Hill – What’s Ahead This Week

March 8, 2010 KFF Health News Original

President Obama will visit Philadelphia and St. Louis this week to continue his push to have Congress pass health overhaul legislation this month.

Mail-Order Drug Provider Identifies $163B In Potential Prescription Drug Savings

April 21, 2010 Morning Briefing

A study by Express Scripts, a mail-order prescription drug provider, said Tuesday that an “estimated $163 billion in health care spending could be saved each year if patients took their medicines as prescribed, chose generic drugs and other low-cost alternatives, and had their prescriptions delivered by mail,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Obama Requests $2.8B In Emergency Funds For Haiti

March 25, 2010 Morning Briefing

President Barack Obama sent a letter (.pdf) to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Wednesday asking the Congress “for $2.8 billion in emergency funds to provide for costs associated with relief and reconstruction for Haiti, after its devastating earthquake on January 12,” Reuters reports.

Donors Pledge $5.3B Over 18 Months To Help Rebuild Haiti

April 1, 2010 Morning Briefing

Donors at a conference Wednesday pledged to provide Haiti with $5.3 billion over the next 18 months to help the country rebuild after the January earthquake, the Wall Street Journal reports (Rhoads/Lauria, 3/31).

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.

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.

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.

$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.

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