Senate Finance Committee Weighs Minimum Benefits Under Health Reform; Public Option Amendment Expected

At Friday’s Senate Finance Committee markup of its health reform, the committee voted 14-9 to reject an amendment by Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) that would have eliminated a proposal in the bill to allow the federal government to determine a minimum set of health benefits that insurers must provide. Kyl defended his amendment, saying that such regulations would raise the cost of insurance. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.

Nearly Half Of Women Alter Childbearing Plans Because Of Recession, Guttmacher Study Finds

Forty-four percent of working-class women want to have fewer children or delay pregnancy because of the economic recession, according to a study by the Guttmacher Institute, the Washington Post’s “Daily Dose” reports.

Women Living In Group Homes Need To Learn To Make Decisions About Leisure Time To Enrich Their Lives

Most people don’t think twice about the ability to choose the movie they want to watch, the book they want to read or with whom they will have coffee. But what if you didn’t have the choice, or were never taught how to make decisions regarding leisure activities? That’s the reality for some women living in group homes according to a new study from the University of Alberta.

Recent Releases In Global Health

Journal Of Infectious Diseases Explores Why Safe Water Alone Does Not Stop Diarrhea Among Infants Born To HIV-Positive Mothers A study appearing in the Journal of Infectious Diseases explores how well access to safe drinking water reduces rates of diarrhea experienced by 6-month-old infants born to HIV-infected mothers following weaning.

UPS Pledges $9M To Help Relief Organizations, Combating Human Trafficking Addressed At CGI

Shipping company UPS on Thursday at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting, “announced a multi-year, $9 million project to help relief organizations respond better to global emergencies,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (9/24).

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