May 19 Top 5 Health Reform Headlines: ER Shutdowns on the Rise; New Security Questions for EMRs Here's a roundup of what's been happening in health reform this week: Aggressive Defense of Health Care Law The federal government sharpened its defense of the health care law this week in a reply brief filed in the 11th… Continue reading
May 19 Health Reform Pop Quiz! By Sarah Clune Can you tell the difference between the Massachusetts health reform law and the Affordable Care Act? A quiz from Politifact.com tests your knowledge of two major health reform policies: the 2006 plan passed by the… Continue reading
May 19 HHS Steps Up Efforts to Curb Health Insurance Premium Hikes The Department of Health and Human Services finalized regulations Thursday that will require insurance companies to disclose and justify rate increases above 10 percent. Public outcry has been growing over premium hikes, most visibly in California, where Blue… Continue reading
May 19 Rep. Giffords Recovering ‘Really Well,’ Husband Mark Kelly Says from Space EmbedVideo(605, 482, 304); Full Video and Transcript Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is recovering well after a piece of her skull was repaired during surgery in Houston on Wednesday, reports her husband Mark Kelly, in an interview Thursday morning from… Continue reading
May 18 Doctors Detained in Bahrain Face Accusations of Medical Abuses By Talea Miller A wounded Bahraini demonstrator is taken to a hospital in Manama in February. Photo by Joseph Eid/ AFP Updated May 23 | More than 100 medical workers have been targeted and detained by Bahrain's government in recent months for… Continue reading
May 17 Watch Study: Early Treatment ‘Extremely Impressive’ in Preventing HIV Spread Dramatic findings from a new clinical study show early HIV-AIDS treatment can help prevent the spread of the disease between sexual partners. Ray Suarez discusses what the findings suggest about using drugs for prevention of the disease with Dr. Anthony… Continue watching
May 17 Report: Push for Electronic Medical Records Overlooks Security Gaps As the Obama administration pushes ahead with plans to increase the use of electronic medical records, two internal reports released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services revealed "significant concerns" about security gaps in the system. Continue reading
May 17 Romney Hits the Jackpot in Las Vegas Fund-raiser Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets volunteers at his National Call Day fund-raiser in Las Vegas. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. For any presidential candidate to raise $10.25 million in one concentrated day of fund-raising is an… Continue reading
May 16 Early HIV Treatment an Effective — But Costly — Prevention Method By Talea Miller HIV medication. Photo by AFP/Getty Get HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral treatment. Now. That's the message from the landmark new study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases showing that early treatment of HIV can help stop… Continue reading
May 16 Gingrich Calls GOP Budget ‘Right Wing Social Engineering’ By David Chalian Former House speaker Newt Gingrich spoke to NBC's David Gregory on Sunday's "Meet the Press." Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images. The battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination was all over the weekend television airwaves as the field of candidates… Continue reading