People - Senate To Vote on Gov. Sebelius as HHS Secretary Today The Senate on Tuesday is expected to confirm Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) as secretary of HHS, the AP/Miami Herald reports. A morning debate and afternoon vote were scheduled on the nomination. Sebelius is expected to receive the 60 Senate votes needed for confirmation, potentially with 'little margin t www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=58237

2009-04-28

Capitol Hill Watch - Senate Approves Supplemental War Appropriations Bill With Medicaid Provision; Bush Expected To Sign Measure The Senate on Thursday voted 92-6 to approve a $257.5 billion supplemental war appropriations bill (HR 2642) with a provision that would delay for one year six new Medicaid regulations proposed by the Bush administration, CongressDaily reports (Sanchez, CongressDaily, 6/27). The House passed the legislation www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=53007

2008-06-27

Capitol Hill Watch - Senate Panel Approves $153.1B for Discretionary Spending in Labor-HHS-Education Bill for FY 2009 The Senate Appropriations Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Tuesday by voice vote approved a $631 billion fiscal year 2009 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill, CQ Today reports. The legislation includes $153.1 billion in discretionary spending, an $8 billion increase from FY 2008 www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=52950

2008-06-25

Coverage & Access - CDC Report Finds Increase in Reports of Respiratory Illness in Children After Hurricane Katrina; New Orleans Mayor Pushes for City Residents To Leave Trailers The number of children in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina who complained of symptoms of bronchitis, pneumonia and other lower respiratory illnesses rose in the years after the storm, according to a 49-page CDC report released on Thursday, the Washington Post reports. CDC researchers developed t www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=52051

2008-05-09

Capitol Hill Watch - Senate, House Delay Votes on Supplemental War Appropriations Bills With Provisions To Delay Medicaid Regulations The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday delayed a scheduled mark up of a $193 billion supplemental war appropriations bill that includes a provision to block for one year seven new Medicaid regulations proposed by the Bush administration, as well as additional funds for FDA, CQ Today reports. Accordi www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=52050

2008-05-09

Across The Nation - Latino Commission on AIDS Project Focuses on HIV/AIDS Among Hispanic Immigrants in Deep South NPR's 'Tell Me More' on Wednesday included a discussion with Tim Frasca of the Latino Commission on AIDS about the organization's Deep South Project. The project aims to develop strategies to address HIV/AIDS among Hispanics in Mississippi and six other Southern states with rapidly growing populations of new www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=52040

2008-05-09

Coverage & Access - Google Announces Online PHR System, Says Web Site Will Not Include Advertisements Google on Thursday announced a new Web site that will allow patients to store their personal health records online, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The announcement was made at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference in Orlando, Fla. The site, called Google Health, www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=50704

2008-02-29

Coverage & Access - Analysis Finds Toxic Levels of Formaldehyde in FEMA Trailer Units Provided to Gulf Coast Area Residents, CDC Says An analysis of the air quality of trailer units provided to Gulf Coast area residents after Hurricane Katrina found toxic levels of formaldehyde, which can cause respiratory and other health problems, CDC officials said on Wednesday, the AP/New York Times reports. For the analysis, Bureau Veritas North Ameri www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=50428

2008-02-14

State Watch - Louisiana Health Care Coalition Proposes Insurance Vouchers for Free-Market Care The Coalition of Leaders for Louisiana Health Care on Tuesday proposed a plan to divert federal funds from the New Orleans' charity hospital system to a free-market model that would provide residents with insurance cards to the physician of their choice, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. The coalition www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=49250

2007-12-06

Across The Nation - POZ Examines HIV/AIDS in U.S. South POZ in its November issue examined HIV/AIDS in the U.S. South. The South -- which includes 16 states and Washington, D.C. -- accounts for 45% of new U.S. HIV cases and 50% of all AIDS-related deaths, according to CDC. Seven of the 10 states with the highest AIDS rates also are located in the South, and an in www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=48550

2007-10-31