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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 […]

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).

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.

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

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.

The Players

July 16, 2009 Page

SEN. KENT CONRAD, D-N.D. CHAIRMAN, SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE Date of Birth: March 12, 1948. Education: B.A., Stanford University; M.B.A., George Washington University. Career Path: Conrad was orphaned as a young child and attended high school in Libya. He worked as North Dakota’s Tax Commissioner before his election to the Senate in 1986. He became chairman […]

The Players

August 4, 2009 Page

SEN. ORRIN HATCH, R-UTAH RANKING MEMBER, SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE’S HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE Date of Birth: March 22, 1934. Education: B.S., Brigham and Young University; J.D., University of Pittsburgh. Career Path: Hatch, a native of Pittsburgh, moved to Utah on a mission for the Mormon church. He worked as a metal lather and janitor while attending college […]

Global Fund Approves $2.4B For Ninth Round Grants

November 13, 2009 Morning Briefing

During its recent board meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria approved $2.4 billion for the three diseases, PlusNews reports. The money is for the fund’s “ninth round of grants, bringing the total amount of approved funding since its inception in 2001 to $18.4 billion,” according to the publication.

What The House Health Bill Says About End-Of-Life Care

By Kate Steadman August 14, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Section 1233 of the health overhaul bill approved by three House committees has been the subject of great debate. We present the language as written in the bill itself.

UNICEF Report Highlights Gains In Child Health, While 1B Still Lack Essential Services

November 20, 2009 Morning Briefing

A special edition of UNICEF’s annual State of the World’s Children report, released 20 years after the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, shows that “fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school

Checking In With Patricia Danzon On The Hot Topic Of ‘Biologics’

July 15, 2009 Page

Patricia Danzon, the Celia Moh Professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, discusses the debate over patent protection for biologics, drugs made from living cells.

ARTs Safe Without Routine Lab Tests, Lancet Study Finds

December 10, 2009 Morning Briefing

A Lancet study published online Tuesday validates the safety of administering first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) to patients with HIV without routine toxicity and efficacy lab tests, “[b]ut tests of immune-system function might still be a good idea to monitor the progression of the disease and guide the second year of treatment,” HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports. Patients in Africa “often receive [HIV] drug treatment … without routine laboratory monitoring,” according to the article.

Medical Imaging: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

By Pat Basu August 13, 2009 KFF Health News Original

In its current state, diagnostic imaging can be seen as “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”. Congress must separate healthy and unhealthy growth

The Players

July 9, 2009 Page

MELODY BARNES DIRECTOR, WHITE HOUSE DOMESTIC POLICY COUNCIL Date of Birth: April 29, 1964. Education: B.A., University of North Carolina; J.D., University of Michigan. Career Path: Barnes worked in private practice at a major New York law firm before becoming director of legislative affairs for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 1992. She then […]

Medical Device Manufacturers Launch Ad To Head Off $40B Tax On Their Products

October 29, 2009 Morning Briefing

A new ad campaign is aimed at stopping Congress from imposing $40 billion in taxes on medical devices in health care overhaul, Roll Call reports.

Press Release: Baucus’ Plan To Lower Health Care Costs

September 16, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The following is a press release on Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus’ new health care reform legislation.

The Players

July 12, 2009 Page

REP. JOHN DINGELL, D-MICH. CHAIRMAN, HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE, HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMITTEE Date of Birth: July 8, 1926. Education: B.S. and J.D, Georgetown University. Career Path: Dingell won a special election in 1955 to assume the seat of his father, who died. Reelected 26 times, he is the longest serving representative. Dingell lost his chairmanship […]

Reading the Fine Print on Health Reform: Encouraging News For Public Health

By Harold Pollack June 25, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Partisan health reform fights have focused on a handful of concerns: the proposed public health insurance plan, individual and employer mandates, financing measures to subsidize low-income Americans and to cover the uninsured. As a combatant in some of these fights, I’m not one to say the partisan conflict is misplaced.

The Players

July 7, 2009 Page

EZEKIEL EMANUEL SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR HEALTH POLICY TO THE DIRECTOR OF WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Date of Birth: Sept. 6, 1957. Education: B.A., Amherst College; M.Sc., Oxford University; M.D., Harvard Medical School; Ph.D. in political philosophy, Harvard University. Career Path: Emanuel, an oncologist, moved to the National Institutes of Health after serving […]

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