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First Edition: July 1, 2013

Today's headlines include a variety of weekend news reports, including coverage of the Obama administration's final contraceptive coverage rule as well as a range of other stories on health law implementation issues.

1 Jul 2013

Appeals court green lights Hobby Lobby's legal challenge to contraceptive coverage rule

A federal appeals court in Denver said Thursday that companies, whether they are for profit or not, have religious rights and that the challenge brought by Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. and its sister company can go forward.

29 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 28, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that the high court sent a tentative signal Thursday that it was moving toward hearing a case on the regulation of abortion-inducing drugs.

28 Jun 2013

Florida firm gets religious reprieve from health law's contraception coverage rule; W.Va. auto dealer seeks relief

An update on employers' legal challenges to the provisions requiring contraceptive coverage.

28 Jun 2013

Viewpoints: Entitlements driving U.S. toward insolvency; Shalala on being informed; Catholics find contraceptive mandate morally wrong

As currently structured, entitlement programs can't keep up with longer life expectancies and changing demographics. Soon, one-third of Americans will be retired and will spend one-third of their lives in retirement. Meanwhile, the ratio of workers to retirees has dropped precipitously. During this decade and the next, the number of Americans 65 or older will jump 75 percent, while those of working age will nudge up by just 7 percent. Within a decade, the total price for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid will reach $3 trillion a year, but we'll have fewer workers paying into the system and supporting those growing costs (R. Bruce Josten, 6/25).

27 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 26, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the latest developments in the health care marketplace.

26 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 21, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the rebates some insurers will provide to consumers as a result of a health law provision.

21 Jun 2013

European regulators grant CE Mark approval for single-size SILCS Diaphragm

Soon, women in Europe may be taking a new look at one of the world's oldest forms of contraception. European regulators have granted the single-size SILCS Diaphragm a CE marking, allowing the product to be sold throughout Europe. The launch is also an important step toward expanding nonhormonal contraception options for women worldwide.

21 Jun 2013

FDA approves use of Plan B One-Step pill for all women with child-bearing potential

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it has approved the use of Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) as a nonprescription product for all women of child-bearing potential.

21 Jun 2013

Judge OKs administration plan on 'morning after' pill

A federal judge Wednesday accepted the Obama administration's plan to make the Plan B One-Step "morning after pill" available over the counter to buyers of all ages, winding down a decade-long fight over the pill.

14 Jun 2013

Questions emerge as dust settles surrounding Plan B policy change

News outlets offer day-after coverage of the Obama administration's reversal on the morning-after contraceptive pill.

13 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 13, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how employers are preparing for some parts of the health law to kick in.

13 Jun 2013

Viewpoints: Administration 'finally' comes around on Plan B; 'Legal loophole' creates another compounded drug scare

Reluctantly yielding to a federal-court decision, the Obama administration announced on Monday that it will take steps to allow a version of the so-called morning-after pill, known as Plan B One-Step, to be sold over the counter to girls and women of all ages. They will not need a prescription, nor will they be required to show any identification to obtain the emergency contraceptive. There will be no restrictions on where the drug can be sold; it will be up to the manufacturer to propose appropriate venues (6/11).

13 Jun 2013

Obama administration changes course on Plan B

Monday afternoon, the Justice Department announced it would accept recent court rulings and begin putting into effect a judge's order to have the Food and Drug Administration certify the Plan B pill for use without prescription and without age restrictions on sales.

12 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 11, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of the Obama administration's decision to drop the fight to keep age restrictions in place for Plan B emergency contraceptive pill sales.

11 Jun 2013

Democrats' efforts to revamp Senate filibuster rules tempered by fears on abortion votes

Some supporters of abortion rights fear that any current changes could be used sometime in the future to restrict the option for women. Meanwhile, an appeal court rules that some morning-after pills should be available over the counter immediately.

7 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 6, 2013

Today's headlines include a report about a new poll showing public uneasiness is increasing in regard to the health law. At the same time, the White House is stepping up its efforts encourage people to enroll in the health coverage the will be available as a result of the overhaul.

6 Jun 2013

Report highlights successes in improving maternal health, reducing child mortality

Rapid expansion of programs to prevent HIV transmission to babies and vaccinate children show how results can be achieved in relatively little time.

1 Jun 2013

ArtVentive EOS Peripheral Vascular Enoluminal Occlusion system receives CE Mark certification

ArtVentive Medical Group, Inc. announced today that the Company has received its European CE Mark certification for the ArtVentive EOS Peripheral Vascular Enoluminal Occlusion system.

1 Jun 2013

New approach to increase effectiveness of family planning care

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health was awarded a $15 million five-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to implement a mobile device-based data collection system to monitor progress in family planning access and quality of care in some of the poorest countries in the developing world.

28 May 2013

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First Edition: July 1, 2013

Appeals court green lights Hobby Lobby's legal challenge to contraceptive coverage rule

First Edition: June 28, 2013

Florida firm gets religious reprieve from health law's contraception coverage rule; W.Va. auto dealer seeks relief

Viewpoints: Entitlements driving U.S. toward insolvency; Shalala on being informed; Catholics find contraceptive mandate morally wrong

First Edition: June 26, 2013

First Edition: June 21, 2013

European regulators grant CE Mark approval for single-size SILCS Diaphragm

FDA approves use of Plan B One-Step pill for all women with child-bearing potential

Judge OKs administration plan on 'morning after' pill

Questions emerge as dust settles surrounding Plan B policy change

First Edition: June 13, 2013

Viewpoints: Administration 'finally' comes around on Plan B; 'Legal loophole' creates another compounded drug scare

Obama administration changes course on Plan B

First Edition: June 11, 2013

Democrats' efforts to revamp Senate filibuster rules tempered by fears on abortion votes

First Edition: June 6, 2013

Report highlights successes in improving maternal health, reducing child mortality

ArtVentive EOS Peripheral Vascular Enoluminal Occlusion system receives CE Mark certification

New approach to increase effectiveness of family planning care

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