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Obama tells Planned Parenthood he'll fight to maintain abortion rights

President Obama told attendees of Planned Parenthood's annual meeting that he will fight to maintain abortion rights and the group's federal backing. In the meantime, an antiabortion group releases undercover videos it took at abortion clinics.

30 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 29, 2013

Today's headlines include a report that hospitals are questioning Medicare's rules on readmissions.

29 Apr 2013

Prescription drug 'track and trace' bill splits House lawmakers

House lawmakers are split on how the federal government should better track prescription drugs with one powerful Republican promising a "track and trace" law by August while Democrats press for stronger safeguards in the proposal.

29 Apr 2013

Roundup: Md. panel says hospitals should absorb all of sequester cut; Calif. medical board scrutinized over discipline failure; Iowa lawmakers file 'personhood' resolution

A selection of health policy stories from Maryland, Iowa, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

29 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 26, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that some Democratic senators have concerns about the health law's roll out as well as other news about the measure's implementation.

26 Apr 2013

Wash., Pa. develop strategies, take actions on health exchanges

Washington state lawmakers are eyeing a way to push certain state employees away from their current health insurance coverage and instead send them into the health insurance exchange to obtain a health plan. In Pennsylvania, the House approved legislation to limit coverage for most abortions by plans available on the exchange.

25 Apr 2013

Research maps risk factors for transmission of animal brucellosis, BTB to humans

A new study at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp analyses the impact of animal brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis on animals and people in urban, peri-urban and rural Niger.

24 Apr 2013

State roundup: Calif. lawmakers push for health plan for immigrants in U.S. illegally

A selection of health policy stories from Massachusetts, California, Michigan, Texas, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee.

23 Apr 2013

Texas scientist says nonmedical community should be educated about long-term effects of antibiotic overuse and misuse

When thousands of experimental biology researchers gather in Boston this weekend, many of them undoubtedly will be presenting work related to the hunt for the next generation of antibiotics and how to battle back existing and emerging superbugs.

22 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 22, 2013

Today's headlines include reports ranging from how state leaders are dealing with the consequences of rejecting the health law's Medicaid expansion to how pending immigration reform proposals could ease the nation's physician shortage.

22 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: A plan for cheaper, better care; The Philly abortion trial raises questions about regulations

The four of us came together to change the conversation around how to improve health care and constrain cost growth. What we learned is that, until better care is prioritized over more care, our nation will continue to face a problem with health-care costs.

20 Apr 2013

Highlights: Local Kan. program seeks to prevent readmissions with food deliveries; Conn. officials want stricter limit on insurer markup

A selection of health policy stories from Kansas, Connecticut, Oregon, the District of Columbia, Texas, Florida, Minnesota and California.

20 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: Karl Rove says GOP reluctance isn't hampering exchanges; CDC's efforts on 'sugary' snacks assailed

In congressional testimony last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius blamed Republican governors for her department's failure to create a "model exchange" where consumers could shop for health-insurance coverage in states that don't set up their own exchange.

19 Apr 2013

Roundup: Calif. retiree system pick of five new HMO plans a blow to Blue Shield; D.C. delegate joins abortion bill fight; Puerto Rican docs flee to mainland

A selection of health policy stories from California, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Georgia, Minnesota, Oregon and Colorado.

19 Apr 2013

Sole abortion clinic in Miss. remains open after judge blocks state law

Mississippi's sole abortion clinic remains open after a U.S. district judge blocked -- for now -- a state law that would require the clinic's doctors have admitting privileges at local hospitals.

18 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 17, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about a new study finding that surgical woes can actually bolster a hospital's profits.

17 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: 9 'brilliant legal minds' wrestle with tough biological questions in gene case; Drug overdoses take surprising toll in Calif.; VA case raises privacy questions

When the Supreme Court took up the question Monday of whether genes could be patented, the justices were clearly concerned about preserving innovation in medicine and biotechnology. But the issue presented by Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA genes cuts both ways, leading to a potential split among the justices (Jon Healey, 4/15).

17 Apr 2013

Abortion opponents use regulation as weapon against clinics instead of banning them

Abortion opponents have shifted their strategies away from pursuing outright bans to using regulations to hamper the availability of the procedure, Stateline reports. In Mississippi, a judge has stopped part of a state law that would have likely forced the closure of the state's only abortion clinic.

17 Apr 2013

Study: Women with RA exposed to anti-tumor necrosis drugs may have increased abortion rates

A new study published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis Care & Research, reveals that women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were on methotrexate (MTX), a drug commonly used to reduce inflammation caused by RA, had lower rates of induced abortions compared to women with RA who were not exposed to the medication.

16 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 16, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of the Supreme Court oral arguments regarding whether patents should be granted for human genes.

16 Apr 2013

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Obama tells Planned Parenthood he'll fight to maintain abortion rights

First Edition: April 29, 2013

Prescription drug 'track and trace' bill splits House lawmakers

Roundup: Md. panel says hospitals should absorb all of sequester cut; Calif. medical board scrutinized over discipline failure; Iowa lawmakers file 'personhood' resolution

First Edition: April 26, 2013

Wash., Pa. develop strategies, take actions on health exchanges

Research maps risk factors for transmission of animal brucellosis, BTB to humans

State roundup: Calif. lawmakers push for health plan for immigrants in U.S. illegally

Texas scientist says nonmedical community should be educated about long-term effects of antibiotic overuse and misuse

First Edition: April 22, 2013

Viewpoints: A plan for cheaper, better care; The Philly abortion trial raises questions about regulations

Highlights: Local Kan. program seeks to prevent readmissions with food deliveries; Conn. officials want stricter limit on insurer markup

Viewpoints: Karl Rove says GOP reluctance isn't hampering exchanges; CDC's efforts on 'sugary' snacks assailed

Roundup: Calif. retiree system pick of five new HMO plans a blow to Blue Shield; D.C. delegate joins abortion bill fight; Puerto Rican docs flee to mainland

Sole abortion clinic in Miss. remains open after judge blocks state law

First Edition: April 17, 2013

Viewpoints: 9 'brilliant legal minds' wrestle with tough biological questions in gene case; Drug overdoses take surprising toll in Calif.; VA case raises privacy questions

Abortion opponents use regulation as weapon against clinics instead of banning them

Study: Women with RA exposed to anti-tumor necrosis drugs may have increased abortion rates

First Edition: April 16, 2013

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