Jul 16 Watch News Wrap: Stocks Tumble on Consumer Sentiment, Earnings Numbers In other news Friday, U.S. stocks fell after a reading of consumer sentiment fell sharply and investors were disappointed by earnings reported by Bank of America and Citigroup. Also, federal officials announced the largest-ever crackdown on Medicare fraud. Continue watching
Jul 14 States Face Layoffs, Cuts as Federal Medicaid Aid Stalls Across the U.S., cash-strapped states are facing the possibility of layoffs and program cuts this year as an extension of federal Medicaid aid looks increasingly uncertain. Thirty states had written the extension of the additional Medicaid money -- first… Continue reading
Jul 13 New U.S. AIDS Strategy Aims to Reduce New Infections by 25% The Obama administration on Tuesday released a wide-ranging domestic AIDS policy plan that aims to reduce the annual number of new HIV infections by 25 percent by 2015 and calls for more targeted efforts to slow the spread of… Continue reading
Jul 07 U.S. health care system field guide: Terms and Key Players By Lea Winerman A continuously updated index of the key terms and players in the ongoing debate over reforming the U.S. health care system. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch High-Risk Patients, States Prepare for New Insurance Rules Starting this summer, high-risk patients with preexisting conditions will be able to apply for temporary insurance as part of the health care reform law passed in March. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the new program and why some states are… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch Obama Touts Health Care Reform Progress as Election Looms President Obama kicked off efforts to reinvigorate public support for health care reform, ahead of more changes taking effect and the midterm elections. Judy Woodruff gets an update on the how the law is being enacted from Susan Dentzer, editor… Continue watching
Jun 04 Doctors Group Launches Ad Campaign Against Medicare Cuts The American Medical Association on Thursday launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign aimed at stopping a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians. AMA President Dr. James Rohack said the "U.S. Senate turned its back on our… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch Vaccination, Education Key to Stemming Asian Hepatitis Outbreaks Spencer Michels reports on the campaigns to fight hepatitis B among Asian populations worldwide. The potentially fatal liver disease is100 times more likely to afflict Asians than non-Asians. Continue watching
May 31 Watch China Faces Growing Health Crisis from Prevalent Tobacco Use In the first of three global health reports from China, Ray Suarez examines the work of anti-tobacco advocates in China, where the government -- which is a huge producer of tobacco products -- has done little to quash the deadly… Continue watching
May 12 Watch Mississippi Wages Fried Food Fight Against Childhood Obesity As First Lady Michelle Obama implements a national plan to end the U.S.'s childhood obesity epidemic, Betty Ann Bowser looks at the battle being waged in Mississippi against the fried foods that have become traditional staples in the state. Continue watching