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AASLD, TFAH report calls for action to help identify Americans living with HBV, HCV

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Trust for America's Health issued a new report today calling for action to be taken to transform how the country deals with viral hepatitis – to help identify millions of Americans who know they are living with chronic forms of hepatitis B and C and to assure access to treatment for all who need it, to prevent even more Americans from becoming infected.

28 Sep 2010

Doctors face more unpaid bills during recession; Maine MDs rebel against AMA

Some patients, struggling in the bad economy, aren't paying their doctors. "The problems are especially acute for primary care doctors, but specialists are not immune," the Pittsburgh Business Times reports.

28 Sep 2010

Today's OpEds: Reform and cost control; the GOP 'Pledge'; New York State's Medicaid program

The pledge document does not mention the Republicans' plan should repeal fail to block the annual appropriations needed to carry out reform. That just-say-no approach is flat out irresponsible. The health care reforms are so intertwined that it is hard to eliminate one provision without undermining others

28 Sep 2010

First Edition: September 27, 2010

In today's health policy headlines, more speculation about how the new health law could be impacted by the midterm congressional elections.

27 Sep 2010

Democrats tout health reform achievements, GOP lashes back

The Hill reports that as Republicans call for repeal of the law, the Obama administration is quick to push back. Writing Thursday on the White House blog, Stephanie Cutter, the president's communications guru, noted that repealing the reforms would eliminate all the patient protections that just took effect.

27 Sep 2010

Insurer’s reaction to kids’ coverage protections continues to unwind

Insurers are fleeing the market for children only health plans because of a new requirement that forces them to take on new policy holders, even if they are already sick.

27 Sep 2010

Health law affecting insurers, employers and comparative effectiveness research

Kaiser Health News has a list of eight provisions in the new health law that took effect this week as insurers, businesses and employers sort out what the new changes mean for them.

27 Sep 2010

The House approves six health-related measures, including legislation related to the disposal of unused prescription drugs

The Hill's Healthwatch Blog: "The House passed six health-related bills Wednesday evening, including efforts to combat Medicare fraud and dispose of unused prescription drugs." The measures were approved under suspension of the rules, "an expedited procedure that only allows for 40 minutes of debate followed by a voice vote."

24 Sep 2010

GOP 'pledge' to create jobs, control spending, repeal health law draws mixed reaction

The New York Times: "In the legislative blueprint that Republicans hope will serve as a roadmap to winning control of the House, they declared their two highest priorities to be creating jobs and stopping 'out-of-control spending' by the federal government." It includes a call to repeal the health law, while retaining "popular provisions."

24 Sep 2010

Democratic pollster: White House needs to go 'back to basics' to sell health law

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jenny Gold spoke with Peter Hart, a Democratic pollster and chairman of Peter D. Hart Research Associates, who said he doesn't expect a sea change in public opinion in coming weeks and that Democrats might want to avoid discussing the health care law in their campaigns (Gold, 9/23).

24 Sep 2010

Research Roundup: Medical homes; Drug samples and prescribing; The health law and disparities; Women's health; CBO projections

Institute of Medicine: Women's Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise -"Substantial progress has been made since the expansion of investment in women's health research. Research findings have changed the practice of medicine and public-health recommendations in several prominent contexts, including changes in standards of care for women. There have also been decreases in mortality in women from breast cancer, heart disease, and cervical cancer. In other contexts, however, there has been less progress..."

24 Sep 2010

Health law's 8 new changes – and 7 caveats

Kaiser Health News staff writer Mary Agnes Carey writes: "If you've tuned out the health care law you might want to tune back in. A set of new consumer protections goes into effect today, the six-month anniversary of the law. Here's a guide to some of the changes - and some of the caveats. Keep in mind that how they affect you will depend on what kind of insurance you have" (Carey, 9/23).

24 Sep 2010

First Edition: September 24, 2010

In today's news, more reports regarding the health reform provisions that took effect yesterday and more details on the GOP's "Pledge To America."

24 Sep 2010

Reform positions play into campaign rhetoric

Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Va., spent Wednesday touting the new health reform law as he campaigns to win re-election, unlike other Democrats. Perriello's visit occurred the same day that President Barack Obama appeared in Northern Virginia in an attempt to regain some momentum for the health reforms, which have been a top issue in mid-term congressional races across the country.

24 Sep 2010

Health Reform's Big Day: New consumer protections start now

Today marks the six month anniversary of enactment of the health reform law, and with it, a slew of consumer friendly provisions go into effect.

24 Sep 2010

Bay Area nonprofit hospitals struggle with finances; Medicaid plan for neighborhood clinics in New Orleans approved

When Mountain View's El Camino Hospital last month announced plans to lay off about 140 workers due largely to a rise in nonpaying clients, the medical provider highlighted a debate over the financial health of the Bay Area's nonprofit hospitals.

24 Sep 2010

A guide to Sept. 23: Health law's big day

According to this Kaiser Health News resource page, The national health reform that was signed into law exactly 6 months ago contained an ambitious timetable for changing elements of the health care system.

24 Sep 2010

Today's Opinions: The health law's 'Semi-Versary'

Six months after its enactment, there are two totally different stories to tell about the health-reform law. The public remains split on the law largely along traditional partisan lines

24 Sep 2010

First Edition: September 23, 2010

A flurry of news coverage today highlights the health law's six-month anniversary and the specific provisions that take effect today, as well as the GOP's scheduled release of their "Pledge To America," which includes a repeal of the health overhaul among its priorities.

23 Sep 2010

Protections for children - including young adults - in new health law cause relief and some concern

Kaiser Health News, in partnership with USA Today: "Starting tomorrow, adult children will no longer be left to fend for themselves in their search for health insurance. The new federal health law requires that insurers give parents the option of keeping their adult children covered until they're 26 years old. It becomes effective for the health policy at the beginning of the plan year.

23 Sep 2010

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AASLD, TFAH report calls for action to help identify Americans living with HBV, HCV

Doctors face more unpaid bills during recession; Maine MDs rebel against AMA

Today's OpEds: Reform and cost control; the GOP 'Pledge'; New York State's Medicaid program

First Edition: September 27, 2010

Democrats tout health reform achievements, GOP lashes back

Insurer’s reaction to kids’ coverage protections continues to unwind

Health law affecting insurers, employers and comparative effectiveness research

The House approves six health-related measures, including legislation related to the disposal of unused prescription drugs

GOP 'pledge' to create jobs, control spending, repeal health law draws mixed reaction

Democratic pollster: White House needs to go 'back to basics' to sell health law

Research Roundup: Medical homes; Drug samples and prescribing; The health law and disparities; Women's health; CBO projections

Health law's 8 new changes – and 7 caveats

First Edition: September 24, 2010

Reform positions play into campaign rhetoric

Health Reform's Big Day: New consumer protections start now

Bay Area nonprofit hospitals struggle with finances; Medicaid plan for neighborhood clinics in New Orleans approved

A guide to Sept. 23: Health law's big day

Today's Opinions: The health law's 'Semi-Versary'

First Edition: September 23, 2010

Protections for children - including young adults - in new health law cause relief and some concern

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