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Health Care Reform News Around the Nation for the Week of March 17
The Iowa House approves a bill on universal health coverage for children, while the Pennsylvania House expands coverage for low-income adults. Maryland begins to subsidize prescription drug costs for some residents in the coverage gap of the Medicare drug benefit.
Legislative Analyst Hill Announces Retirement
On Thursday, Elizabeth Hill announced that she would step down as legislative analyst at the end of the current legislative session. Hill’s analysis of the cost of health care reform legislation negotiated by Gov. Schwarzenegger and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez was cited by Senate Health Committee members who voted to defeat the plan. Los Angeles Times et al.
Ads Warn of Higher HIV Risk With Meth Use
The $11 million campaign will use ads on billboards, buses, cable television and a Web site to warn about how using methamphetamine can lead to risky behaviors that increase the risk of contracting HIV. The campaign is targeted at men who have sex with men. Los Angeles Times.
Health Care News From the Campaign Trail for the Week of March 14
A new poll finds greater confidence in Democrats to deal with problems in the health care system, while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s work on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program draws closer scrutiny.
California Hospital News Roundup for the Week of March 14, 2008
The California Nurses Association plans a 10-day strike next week at several hospitals in the Bay Area. The strike is the third since October and could expand to other Sutter facilities. Meanwhile, Community Medical Centers files a petition seeking to oust the union at its Fresno facility.
California Board of Education OKs Standards for Health Curriculum
The curriculum spells out what health care information will be taught to students in public schools at each grade level. The standards stem from a 2004 law that requires medically accurate information about sexual education, condoms and other forms of birth control. Contra Costa Times.
Dubai ‘Health Care City’ Attracts Big U.S. Brands
Harvard, Mayo Clinic and AstraZeneca are some of the big names joining a “health care city” that Dubai officials hope will help make it a top destination for medical tourism. Harvard Medical School’s Dubai Center will include post graduate and research programs but will not include hospitals or undergraduate training. American Public Media’s “Marketplace.”