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Health law debate spins on Sunday talk shows

With the Supreme Court decision still fresh, congressional leaders and administration officials went on the Sunday talk shows to press their points on the health law.

2 Jul 2012

Political cartoon: 'Super-Size Hero?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Super-Size Hero?" by Rick McKee.

2 Jul 2012

Fact sheet on U.S. government's global health work in Haiti

The U.S. State Department's Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator last week published a fact sheet on the U.S. government's global health work in Haiti.

2 Jul 2012

Working to reduce adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe

As part of a monthly series of posts guest edited by FHI 360 on behalf of USAID'S Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG), this post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog by Primrose Nanchani Manyalo, a field officer at Restless Development, discusses how "adolescent pregnancy is a harsh reality that many young girls encounter."

2 Jul 2012

July issue of WHO Bulletin available online

The July issue of the WHO Bulletin features an editorial on meeting the challenges of women's health beyond reproduction;

2 Jul 2012

First Edition: July 2, 2012

Today's headlines detail the latest news, developments, analysis and fallout from last week's Supreme Court health law decision.

2 Jul 2012

Study reinforces CT colonography as a viable option for Medicare-aged patients

A new study of 1,400 Medicare-aged patients reinforces CT colonography as a screening tool for colon cancer, adding to the continued debate over Medicare coverage of the procedure.

2 Jul 2012

Study tracks changes in spending, prices, and use of health care services by children

Spending on health care for children grew faster than spending for adults between 2007 and 2010 due to increasing prices for all categories of goods and services, finds a new report from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI).

2 Jul 2012

Safety tips for the 4th of July

Just weeks into summer 2012, the University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center has already seen a number of burn injuries in children related to popular summer activities.

2 Jul 2012

CMMI awards Altarum Institute $8.4 million to curb unnecessary medical imaging

Altarum Institute has received an award of $8.4 million from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to curb unnecessary medical imaging in Southeast Michigan.

2 Jul 2012

Rutgers explains significance of Supreme Court upholding the health care law

The Supreme Court upheld the core of President Obama's health care overhaul, ruling that the government can require all Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty.

2 Jul 2012

AACN selects six Indianapolis hospitals for rollout of Clinical Scene Investigator Academy

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has selected six Indianapolis hospitals as the initial participants to launch its hospital-based nurse leadership and innovation training program.

2 Jul 2012

AMGA accepts Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today delivered its initial comments regarding the much anticipated decision from the Supreme Court of the United States on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA).

2 Jul 2012

Boehner says GOP 'resolved' to overturn health law; Pelosi calls effort 'unrealistic'

[House Speaker John Boehner] said the Supreme Court ruling, which defined the mandate as a tax, strengthened his "resolve" to get rid of the law. "All it really does is strengthen my resolve and resolve of Republicans here in Washington to repeal this awful law," Boehner said.

2 Jul 2012

Running down the varied state reaction to the health law decision

State leaders reacted to the Supreme Court health law decision in varied ways: Some hailed the decision as a victory for everyday Americans while others warned the decision will harm citizens. Still others, however, including Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, saw a mixed bag.

30 Jun 2012

London Summit on Family Planning poised to provide 'staggering' results

The "groundbreaking" London Summit on Family Planning, scheduled for July 11, "aims to provide an additional 120 million women ... lifesaving contraceptives, information, and services by 2020," Gary Darmstadt, who heads the Family Health Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

30 Jun 2012

House Foreign Relations Authorization Act only includes state department operations

"[T]he House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) [on Wednesday] approved the FY 2013 Foreign Relations Authorization Act [.pdf] that it hopes will be the first authorizing bill to pass Congress in a decade," Casey Dunning of the Center for Global Development (CGD) writes in this post in the center's "Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance" blog.

30 Jun 2012