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Obama administration to announce effort to expand health-care workforce
November 13, 2011 - Washington Post
The Obama administration will announce Monday as much as $1 billion in funding to hire, train and deploy health-care workers, part of the White House’s broader “We Can’t Wait” agenda to bolster the economy after President Obama’s jobs bill stalled in Congress.
Walmart wants to be the nation’s biggest primary health care provider
November 9, 2011- Kaiser Health News
Walmart—the nation’s largest retailer and biggest private employer—now wants to dominate a growing part of the health care market, offering a range of medical services from basic prevention to management of chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, according to a document obtained by NPR and Kaiser Health News.
A scramble to shape the new health insurance exchanges
November 5, 2011 - Washington Post
From insurance companies to drug stores to doctors, just about any industry that touches the health care system has a different opinion on how the Obama administration should shape the new insurance markets at the heart of the health-care reform law.
School lunch proposals set off a dispute
November 1, 2011 - New York Times
The government has some thoughts on how to make the federally financed school lunch program more nutritious: A quarter-cup of tomato paste on pizza will no longer be considered a vegetable. Cut back on potatoes and add more fresh peaches, apples, spinach and broccoli. And hold the salt.
Some states seeking flexibility to push health-care overhaul further
October 16, 2011- Washington Post
A handful of states are pursuing health measures that go far beyond the Obama administration’s signature legislative accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act.
Tenn. program for healthy foods sees mixed results
October 16, 2011 - USA Today
The kids who visit Givens Community Market sometimes grab peaches instead of potato chips, grapes instead of grape soda. The cramped convenience store is being hailed as a health savior to many in its North Nashville, Tenn., neighborhood, considered a food desert because it lacks a full-sized supermarket and so many residents don’t have their own transportation.
Governor debates remain friendly
October 15, 2011 - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree and Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant paid homage to each other Friday night as they engaged in their first and only scheduled debate before the Nov. 8 general election. The event was sponsored by AARP of Mississippi and many of the questions concerned health care.
Grant encourages healthy habits
October 8, 2011 - Clarion Ledger
Madison Station received a $3,000 grant to encourage students to eat healthy and play actively for 60 minutes a day so they can grow up to a healthy weight.
Insurer creates red-state strategy
October 6, 2011 - Politico
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is teaching its member plans how to overcome conservative opposition to the Democrats’ health care law.At a closed-door meeting Wednesday at D.C.’s Grand Hyatt with member plans from across the country, association officials covered topics like “Moving exchanges forward,” “What motivates conservatives to oppose creating exchanges? Myths vs. facts,” and “Tactics and strategies,” according to a meeting agenda. The group heard from Mississippi Department of Insurance Senior Attorney Aaron Sisk during lunch.
Million young adults get health coverage under law
September 21, 2011 - Associated Press
At least one part of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul has proven popular. With the economy sputtering, the number of young adults covered by health insurance grew by about a million as families flocked to take advantage of a new benefit in the law.