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3 states take divergent paths on health care for poor

Media outlets look back at the decisions made by Minnesota, Wisconsin and Texas leaders about expanding coverage to the poor under the health law and what that will mean for residents living just above the poverty line.

24 Dec 2013

Gov. Kasich gets green light for Medicaid expansion from state Supreme Court

Elsewhere, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs bill to postpone changes to BadgerCare, and Pennsylvania officials seek support for Gov. Tom Corbett's "Healthy Pennsylvania" plan.

24 Dec 2013

New tools for neglected diseases: an interview with Dr. BT Slingsby, CEO, GHIT Fund

Nearly 3.3 billion people, a little less than half of our world’s population, are at risk of malaria, TB and what we call “neglected tropical diseases”—diseases caused by worms, parasites, viruses and bacteria like Chagas disease, river blindness, elephantiasis, sleeping sickness, etc.

24 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 23, 2013

The early morning highlights from the major news organizations examine today's deadline for enrolling for health insurance that would begin Jan. 1, as well as a variety of other health law stories and several articles on mental health issues:

23 Dec 2013

Viewpoints: New healthcare.gov czar knows something about computer bugs; fears about inadequate drug coverage

Seriously, one has to hope the new guy -- Kurt DelBene, former head of the Microsoft Office Division -- brings only a portion of Microsoft's heritage along with him. Aside from the XBox, the software giant isn't known for great consumer experiences. Its products have been maddeningly complex and notoriously buggy, at least in their early versions. Kind of like HealthCare.gov! (Jon Healey, 12/17).

19 Dec 2013

Restraint, seclusion in schools are used more frequently on students with disability

The restraint and seclusion of students in U.S. public schools in response to student behavior problems are used much more frequently on students with a disability than on students without a disability, and especially in affluent school districts, according to new research at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

18 Dec 2013

New report: Medicaid 'gap' hurts minorities most; Va.'s outgoing governor ponders expansion review

And, The Washington Post profiles Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican whose state is expanding Medicaid and has its own insurance exchange.

18 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 17, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how the health law is viewed by immigrant populations.

17 Dec 2013

Self-affirmation can improve cognitive function, behavioral outcomes of people in poverty

For people in poverty, remembering better times - such as past success - improves brain functioning by several IQ points and increases their willingness to seek help from crucial aid services, a new study finds.

17 Dec 2013

Americans see health law as to blame for rising costs, eroding coverage

Meanwhile, in the background, President Barack Obama's acknowledgement that his promise that people could keep there coverage was inaccurate continues to make news.

16 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 16, 2013

Today's headlines include findings from an Associated Press poll probing Americans thoughts about the health law.

16 Dec 2013

State highlights: Fewer visits to Texas women's clinics after planned parenthood exclusion; Minn. health spending growth slows

To stop Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving public financing, Texas' Republican leaders gambled that the state could operate a contraception and cancer-screening program for low-income women without tens of millions of federal dollars. But with the exclusion of about 40 Planned Parenthood clinics -- none of which performed abortions -- from the Texas Women's Health Program in 2013, records showed that claims for birth control and wellness exams dropped, as did enrollment numbers (Aaronson, 12/12).

16 Dec 2013

Iowa governor, feds shake hands on Medicaid expansion

The agreement follows the administration's announcement Tuesday that it would permit the state to charge modest premiums to enrollees making more than the federal poverty level. Meanwhile, in Arizona, Republican legislators opposed to Medicaid expansion take their case to court.

16 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 13, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about a set of steps taken by the Obama administration in an effort to help consumers avoid coverage lapses as the health law takes effect.

13 Dec 2013

Massachusetts residents have broader health insurance coverage, greater access to primary care

In 2006, Massachusetts was on the same brink that the entire nation is on today: the brink of expanding health insurance to cover far more people than before, through government-driven, market-based reform.

13 Dec 2013

Boys who grow up in two-parent homes less likely to have high blood pressure as adults

In a study of African-American men, researchers from the National Institutes of Health found that boys who grew up in two-parent homes were less likely to have high blood pressure as adults compared to those raised by a single parent. Reported in the Dec. 12, 2013, issue of the journal Hypertension, this is the first study of an African-American population to document an association between childhood family living arrangements and blood pressure.

13 Dec 2013

Parenting deteriorates when families face different risk factors at once, study finds

New findings from a long-running study of nearly 1300 rural children by UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute reveal that parenting deteriorates when families face a number of risk factors at once. As a result, children's intellectual, emotional, and social development suffers.

12 Dec 2013

Chiranjeevi Yojana program unsuccessful in reducing infant and maternal deaths in rural India

A prominent program that claims to reduce infant and maternal deaths in rural India by encouraging mothers to deliver in private hospitals has been unsuccessful, despite the investment of more than $25 million since 2005, a new Duke University study finds.

12 Dec 2013

Wolfberries appear to interact with vaccine to offer protection against flu virus in older mice

In a study of older mice, wolfberries appear to interact with the influenza vaccine to offer additional protection against the flu virus. The research, led by scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University, suggests the wolfberry may increase the activity of dendritic cells, which play an important role in the ability of the immune system to defend against viral infections.

12 Dec 2013

Group says Obamacare plans discourage HIV patients from enrolling

A coalition of AIDS organizations is asking the Obama administration to investigate whether some insurers are trying to discourage HIV-infected patients from enrolling in their policies by failing to cover some AIDS drugs or through what it called "egregious cost-sharing designs." Other stories explore the law's impact on African-Americans and small businesses.

12 Dec 2013

Poverty News and Research

3 states take divergent paths on health care for poor

Gov. Kasich gets green light for Medicaid expansion from state Supreme Court

New tools for neglected diseases: an interview with Dr. BT Slingsby, CEO, GHIT Fund

First Edition: December 23, 2013

Viewpoints: New healthcare.gov czar knows something about computer bugs; fears about inadequate drug coverage

Restraint, seclusion in schools are used more frequently on students with disability

New report: Medicaid 'gap' hurts minorities most; Va.'s outgoing governor ponders expansion review

First Edition: December 17, 2013

Self-affirmation can improve cognitive function, behavioral outcomes of people in poverty

Americans see health law as to blame for rising costs, eroding coverage

First Edition: December 16, 2013

State highlights: Fewer visits to Texas women's clinics after planned parenthood exclusion; Minn. health spending growth slows

Iowa governor, feds shake hands on Medicaid expansion

First Edition: December 13, 2013

Massachusetts residents have broader health insurance coverage, greater access to primary care

Boys who grow up in two-parent homes less likely to have high blood pressure as adults

Parenting deteriorates when families face different risk factors at once, study finds

Chiranjeevi Yojana program unsuccessful in reducing infant and maternal deaths in rural India

Wolfberries appear to interact with vaccine to offer protection against flu virus in older mice

Group says Obamacare plans discourage HIV patients from enrolling

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