Dec 27 Watch States Have Much Discretion to Speed, Slow Health Reform's Effects While many aspects of the federal health reform law don't take full effect until 2014, states can choose whether to speed up or slow down some of the sweeping changes to the U.S. health care system. Margaret Warner gets some… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch In Wisconsin, Political Battle Brewing Over Shaping Health Reform Law Health Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from Wisconsin, where a Republican sweep in the midterm elections is adding a layer of complexity to the implementation of the federal health care reform law. New resistance is cropping up in the Badger… Continue watching
Dec 27 Questions Over Health Care Reform as Wisconsin Moves From Blue to Red In Wisconsin, the Republican party brought home landslide victories in November -- the state went from "a sea of blue to a sea of red," as the Racine Journal-Times described it, as Republicans won the governorship and control of… Continue reading
Dec 27 Shortage of Cholera Vaccine an Obstacle in Haiti Response By Talea Miller Health experts are calling for the creation of a cholera vaccine stockpile so the vaccine can be deployed in future cholera outbreaks, like the one still spreading in Haiti. Continue reading
Dec 24 Health Reform Watch: Insurer Rate Review; Debate Over 'Lie of the Year' New Scrutiny for Insurers The big news of the week was rate review: Beginning next year, insurers who want to raise their rates more than 10 percent will face new government scrutiny, according to regulations the Obama administration released this… Continue reading
Dec 23 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Vatican Clarifies on Condoms, Cholera Vaccine By Talea Miller Vatican Clarifies Condom Statement The Vatican's Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith issued a statement Tuesday reaffirming that the church does not condone the use of condoms to prevent pregnancy, in an effort to clarify controversial statements made… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch For 9/11 Responders, Some Peace of Mind as Congress Clears Aid Bill A last-minute compromise led to Senate passage of a bill that will provide up to $4.2 billion for monitoring and treating illnesses for 9/11 responders who worked at Ground Zero. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Glen Klein, a former New York… Continue watching
Dec 22 Cuba Offers Poor Medical Students a Free Ride By Cat Wise On Wednesday's NewsHour, Ray Suarez wraps up his series on Cuba with a look at its medical diplomacy efforts around the world. HAVANA, Cuba | In an old naval academy on Havana's western shore, thousands of low-income students… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Food Safety Bill Focuses on Prevention, Creates Recall Power A new food safety bill was among the last-minute actions in Congress this week. Jeffrey Brown gets details on what's in the bill and how it could impact farmers, food processors and regulators. Continue watching
Dec 22 Senate Approves 9/11 First Responders Health Bill A group of 9/11 first responders at a 2007 news conference next to Ground Zero; Spencer Platt/Getty Images Updated 2:38 p.m. ET The Senate has passed a $4.2 billion aid package for 9/11 responders and survivors. It's a smaller… Continue reading