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Governor Issues Public Threat To Veto Health Bills, Other Legislation
On Thursday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) went public with his threat to veto more than 700 bills if legislators fail this week to reach a deal to address water issues this week, the Sacramento Bee reports.Speaking before the Association of Community College Trustees' Leadership Congress, Schwarzenegger said, "I made it very clear to the legislators and to the leaders that if this does not get done, then I will veto a lot of their legislation" (Sanders, Sacramento Bee, 10/9).Some of the bills currently on the governor's desk...
Governor Issues Public Threat To Veto Health Bills, Other Legislation
On Thursday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) went public with his threat to veto more than 700 bills if legislators fail this week to reach a deal to address water issues this week, the Sacramento Bee reports.Speaking before the Association of Community College Trustees' Leadership Congress, Schwarzenegger said, "I made it very clear to the legislators and to the leaders that if this does not get done, then I will veto a lot of their legislation" (Sanders, Sacramento Bee, 10/9).Some of the bills currently on the governor's desk...
Governor Issues Public Threat To Veto Health Bills, Other Legislation
On Thursday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) went public with his threat to veto more than 700 bills if legislators fail this week to reach a deal to address water issues this week, the Sacramento Bee reports.Speaking before the Association of Community College Trustees' Leadership Congress, Schwarzenegger said, "I made it very clear to the legislators and to the leaders that if this does not get done, then I will veto a lot of their legislation" (Sanders, Sacramento Bee, 10/9).Some of the bills currently on the governor's desk...
Swine Flu Vaccine Starting To Arrive Locally
Shipments of the swine flu vaccine are trickling in to local health departments.The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department and the Belmont County Heath Department have received their shipments and distributed the vaccine to local hospitals.Medical professionals will be the first ones to receive the vaccine.As of Friday, there have been at least four reported deaths in Ohio because of the swine flu. The latest fatality was a 14-year-old Columbus boy.Stay with NEWS9 and WTOV9.com for continuing coverage.Previous Stories:October...
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
VOA News examines how the recession will be a factor in U.S. funding decisions about PEPFAR and other global health initiatives. According to VOA, the Obama administration's proposed funding for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2010 is "higher than the current fiscal year. However, the proposed increase is lower than in some years past."The news service reports that U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Eric Goosby "says the Obama administration is committed to fighting" HIV. Goosby noted the economic situation is "a reality that continues...
Swine Flu Vaccine Starting To Arrive Locally
Shipments of the swine flu vaccine are trickling in to local health departments.The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department and the Belmont County Heath Department have received their shipments and distributed the vaccine to local hospitals.Medical professionals will be the first ones to receive the vaccine.As of Friday, there have been at least four reported deaths in Ohio because of the swine flu. The latest fatality was a 14-year-old Columbus boy.Stay with NEWS9 and WTOV9.com for continuing coverage.Previous Stories:October...
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
VOA News examines how the recession will be a factor in U.S. funding decisions about PEPFAR and other global health initiatives. According to VOA, the Obama administration's proposed funding for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2010 is "higher than the current fiscal year. However, the proposed increase is lower than in some years past."The news service reports that U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Eric Goosby "says the Obama administration is committed to fighting" HIV. Goosby noted the economic situation is "a reality that continues...
Swine Flu Vaccine Starting To Arrive Locally
Shipments of the swine flu vaccine are trickling in to local health departments.The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department and the Belmont County Heath Department have received their shipments and distributed the vaccine to local hospitals.Medical professionals will be the first ones to receive the vaccine.As of Friday, there have been at least four reported deaths in Ohio because of the swine flu. The latest fatality was a 14-year-old Columbus boy.Stay with NEWS9 and WTOV9.com for continuing coverage.Previous Stories:October...
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
VOA News examines how the recession will be a factor in U.S. funding decisions about PEPFAR and other global health initiatives. According to VOA, the Obama administration's proposed funding for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2010 is "higher than the current fiscal year. However, the proposed increase is lower than in some years past."The news service reports that U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Eric Goosby "says the Obama administration is committed to fighting" HIV. Goosby noted the economic situation is "a reality that continues...
Health Insurers Threaten Rate Hikes
Industry representatives put Congress and the Obama administration on notice that if health-reform legislation doesn’t send even more new customers the industry’s way or if a windfall profits tax is included, the industry would hit businesses, individuals and the government with higher premiums, effectively defeating one of the initiative’s top goals, reining in ever-rising costs.The industry’s chief complaint, which was raised in connection with an already-industry-friendly bill cobbled together by Senate Finance Committee...
30 Senate Democrats Voice Support for Public Health Plan
On Thursday, 30 Senate Democrats asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to include a government-administered public health insurance plan option in the final health reform bill that he delivers to the chamber floor. Next Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on its health reform bill, which omits the public option in favor of creating a network of not-for-profit health cooperativ...
Health Insurers Threaten Rate Hikes
Industry representatives put Congress and the Obama administration on notice that if health-reform legislation doesn’t send even more new customers the industry’s way or if a windfall profits tax is included, the industry would hit businesses, individuals and the government with higher premiums, effectively defeating one of the initiative’s top goals, reining in ever-rising costs.The industry’s chief complaint, which was raised in connection with an already-industry-friendly bill cobbled together by Senate Finance Committee...
30 Senate Democrats Voice Support for Public Health Plan
On Thursday, 30 Senate Democrats asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to include a government-administered public health insurance plan option in the final health reform bill that he delivers to the chamber floor. Next Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on its health reform bill, which omits the public option in favor of creating a network of not-for-profit health cooperativ...
Health Insurers Threaten Rate Hikes
Industry representatives put Congress and the Obama administration on notice that if health-reform legislation doesn’t send even more new customers the industry’s way or if a windfall profits tax is included, the industry would hit businesses, individuals and the government with higher premiums, effectively defeating one of the initiative’s top goals, reining in ever-rising costs.The industry’s chief complaint, which was raised in connection with an already-industry-friendly bill cobbled together by Senate Finance Committee...
30 Senate Democrats Voice Support for Public Health Plan
On Thursday, 30 Senate Democrats asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to include a government-administered public health insurance plan option in the final health reform bill that he delivers to the chamber floor. Next Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on its health reform bill, which omits the public option in favor of creating a network of not-for-profit health cooperativ...
Nations no longer counting pandemic flu cases; last US estimate in July, stuck at 1 million
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years.And they did it on purpose.Government doctors stopped counting swine flu cases in July, when they estimated more than 1 million were infected in this country. The number of deaths has been sitting at more than 600 since early September. Health officials had previously counted lab-confirmed cases, though the tally was skewed because many people who got sick never were tested.Other...
UPDATE: Kimberly-Clark Buy Of I-Flow Adds To Health Care Ops
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) agreed Friday to acquire I-Flow Corp. (IFLO) for $276 million, excluding cash acquired, marking the second acquisition of a pain management company this week for the maker of consumer paper products.Kimberly-Clark said acquiring the maker of pain-management and drug-delivery technology would increase its medical device sales by more than 50% and is part of the company's strategy to move into higher-growth, higher-margin medical devices.Earlier this week, the company bought the...
Nations no longer counting pandemic flu cases; last US estimate in July, stuck at 1 million
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years.And they did it on purpose.Government doctors stopped counting swine flu cases in July, when they estimated more than 1 million were infected in this country. The number of deaths has been sitting at more than 600 since early September. Health officials had previously counted lab-confirmed cases, though the tally was skewed because many people who got sick never were tested.Other...
UPDATE: Kimberly-Clark Buy Of I-Flow Adds To Health Care Ops
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) agreed Friday to acquire I-Flow Corp. (IFLO) for $276 million, excluding cash acquired, marking the second acquisition of a pain management company this week for the maker of consumer paper products.Kimberly-Clark said acquiring the maker of pain-management and drug-delivery technology would increase its medical device sales by more than 50% and is part of the company's strategy to move into higher-growth, higher-margin medical devices.Earlier this week, the company bought the...
Nations no longer counting pandemic flu cases; last US estimate in July, stuck at 1 million
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years.And they did it on purpose.Government doctors stopped counting swine flu cases in July, when they estimated more than 1 million were infected in this country. The number of deaths has been sitting at more than 600 since early September. Health officials had previously counted lab-confirmed cases, though the tally was skewed because many people who got sick never were tested.Other...
UPDATE: Kimberly-Clark Buy Of I-Flow Adds To Health Care Ops
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) agreed Friday to acquire I-Flow Corp. (IFLO) for $276 million, excluding cash acquired, marking the second acquisition of a pain management company this week for the maker of consumer paper products.Kimberly-Clark said acquiring the maker of pain-management and drug-delivery technology would increase its medical device sales by more than 50% and is part of the company's strategy to move into higher-growth, higher-margin medical devices.Earlier this week, the company bought the...
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