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Report shows how families, businesses can save insurance premiums under Affordable Care Act in 2014

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report showing how much families and businesses can save on health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 - each year, a low-income family of four could save up to $14,900 and businesses will benefit from the savings and tax credits in the new law.

29 Jan 2011

The latest example of corporate preparations for health law changes

The Wall Street Journal details how the restaurant chain Chili's is preparing for how its bottom line could be impacted by the health overhaul. Even so, The New York Times reports, a consulting firm concludes that current worries about the well-being of private health insurance are "misplaced."

29 Jan 2011

Clinton, other speakers discuss poverty, development issues at World Economic Forum

"Poverty and unemployment reared their heads at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, with speakers urging the elite audience to bridge a growing gap between booming multinationals and the jobless poor," Reuters reports.

29 Jan 2011

Reid standing firm in opposition to Senate health law repeal vote

Across the Hill, House Republicans have renewed their interest in proposals to privatize Medicare, leading Democrats to jump to the defense of the health insurance program for seniors.

29 Jan 2011

New feature: KHN's selection of thought-provoking magazine articles on health policy issues

Today, we begin this new weekly feature, which will provide a selection of thought-provoking articles from a variety of sources.

29 Jan 2011

Viewpoints: Where is the surgeon general; Unions' health law waivers; Mass. plan to aid municipalities

Although some of the nation's healthcare issues are abstruse and vexing, others are relatively approachable. Many in this latter category fall within the province of the U.S. surgeon general. But the incumbent is nowhere to be found.

29 Jan 2011

Justice Dept. sues Guidant over 'faulty' heart devices

The suit alleges that Guidant, a subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corp., knowingly sold defective defibrillators.

29 Jan 2011

Budget woes lead states to seek ways to ease Medicaid's requirements

While The Hill reports that CMS administrator Donald Berwick says his agency is trying to help states find solutions, National Journal notes that mounting budgetary pressure has put the program in "dire fiscal straits."

29 Jan 2011

American Legion opposes suggestion to freeze VA health-care spending

Responding to a proposal by Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota to freeze VA health-care spending and cut veterans disability payments to help reduce federal spending, American Legion national commander Jimmie L. Foster said his organization steadfastly opposes the initiative.

28 Jan 2011

Roundup: Florida considering major cuts to mental health programs; Texas patient groups fight back on Medicaid plans; Calif. weighs limiting Medicaid patients' trips to doctors

In the committee rooms and corridors of the state Capitol, lobbyists are looking for clues about which programs will get slashed. On Wednesday, mental-health and substance-abuse programs got more than a clue. In fact, it looked like a bulls-eye (Saunders, 1/27).

28 Jan 2011

Recent releases in Global Health

Innovative Health Financing Can Benefit Global Health, Pharma: "The launch of pneumococcal vaccination in Nicaragua under AMC [advance market commitment] has shown that innovative approaches to health financing can benefit both global health and pharmaceutical companies," according to a Lancet Infectious Diseases editorial that describes how the roll-out of GAVI initiative is helping to provide developing countries with low-cost pneumococcal vaccines.

28 Jan 2011

Clarins and Shoppers Drug Mart support Motherisk in Kiss for Life campaign

Consumers can help to support Motherisk, a program of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), during the Kiss for Life campaign with the purchase of the specially-marked Clarins Lip Perfector, exclusively available at 600 Shoppers Drug Mart locations across Ontario.

28 Jan 2011

First Edition: January 28, 2011

Today's headlines include reports that President Obama is expected to really the health reform troops in a speech today.

28 Jan 2011

Physicians' second opinions influenced by the first opinion

A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers indicates that physicians who give second opinions may be influenced by the first opinion and other external factors.

28 Jan 2011

New research shows employer-sponsored plans to decline more slowly than commonly thought

Contrary to fears that recent health care legislation will trigger a rapid decline in employer-sponsored health coverage in the U.S., management consulting firm Booz & Company today published new research that shows employer-sponsored plans will decline more slowly and less steeply than commonly thought.

28 Jan 2011

Mayor calls for legal reform and creation of special health courts

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered a keynote speech yesterday at the New York State Bar Association, calling for legal reform including the creation of special health courts.

28 Jan 2011

Engaging public in consensus can help eliminate much of the $700 billion of health care spending

In a groundbreaking policy paper released today, the American College of Physicians (ACP) offered more than a dozen principles for engaging the public in a process that it hopes will lead to consensus on conserving and allocating resources based on the best evidence of clinical effectiveness and value.

28 Jan 2011

ACP details challenges facing the U.S. health care system

"The United States is facing an unprecedented crisis in our health care system," reported J. Fred Ralston Jr., president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), at today's annual State of the Nation's Health Care briefing. "We face a crisis in affordable health insurance coverage. We have more uninsured people than ever before. We still are facing a crisis in access to primary care. Health care costs are increasing at rates that the country-and individual families-can't afford."

28 Jan 2011

World Economic Forum launches risk network to address financial, food security risks

The World Economic Forum launched the Risk Response Network (RRN) at its meeting, which opened Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, the Economic Times reports.

28 Jan 2011

OHC responds positively to Ontario Medical Association pre-election recommendations

The Ontario Health Coalition is responding positively, overall, to the pre-election recommendations made by the Ontario Medical Association.

28 Jan 2011

Health Care News and Research

Report shows how families, businesses can save insurance premiums under Affordable Care Act in 2014

The latest example of corporate preparations for health law changes

Clinton, other speakers discuss poverty, development issues at World Economic Forum

Reid standing firm in opposition to Senate health law repeal vote

New feature: KHN's selection of thought-provoking magazine articles on health policy issues

Viewpoints: Where is the surgeon general; Unions' health law waivers; Mass. plan to aid municipalities

Justice Dept. sues Guidant over 'faulty' heart devices

Budget woes lead states to seek ways to ease Medicaid's requirements

American Legion opposes suggestion to freeze VA health-care spending

Roundup: Florida considering major cuts to mental health programs; Texas patient groups fight back on Medicaid plans; Calif. weighs limiting Medicaid patients' trips to doctors

Recent releases in Global Health

Clarins and Shoppers Drug Mart support Motherisk in Kiss for Life campaign

First Edition: January 28, 2011

Physicians' second opinions influenced by the first opinion

New research shows employer-sponsored plans to decline more slowly than commonly thought

Mayor calls for legal reform and creation of special health courts

Engaging public in consensus can help eliminate much of the $700 billion of health care spending

ACP details challenges facing the U.S. health care system

World Economic Forum launches risk network to address financial, food security risks

OHC responds positively to Ontario Medical Association pre-election recommendations

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