Abstinence-Only Advocates Urge Congress To Preserve Funding In Senate Health Reform Bill

Advocates for abstinence-only programs are hoping that a provision in the Senate’s health reform bill (HR 3590) will restore federal funding to their programs, which did not receive funding in the fiscal year 2010 budget, the Washington Post reports. The Senate bill includes an amendment by Sen…

Opinion Piece Praises Sen. Begich's Support Of Women's Preventive Care Amendment

Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) deserves “[k]udos” for supporting Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s (D-Md.) amendment to improve women’s access to preventive care under the Senate health reform bill (HR 3590), Robin Smith, board member of Planned Parenthood of Alaska, writes in an Anchorage Daily News opinion piece. Smith notes that Begich opposed an amendment by Sen…

Opinion Piece Praises Sen. Begich's Support Of Women's Preventive Care Amendment

Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) deserves “[k]udos” for supporting Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s (D-Md.) amendment to improve women’s access to preventive care under the Senate health reform bill (HR 3590), Robin Smith, board member of Planned Parenthood of Alaska, writes in an Anchorage Daily News opinion piece. Smith notes that Begich opposed an amendment by Sen…

Cosmetic Surgery Industry Lobbies Against The 'Botax' In Senate Health Bill

“Leading makers of antiwrinkle drugs, breast implants and other appearance-related products are trying to derail a proposed tax on elective cosmetic surgery in the Senate’s health-overhaul bill,” The Wall Street Journal reports. “The proposed 5% levy — dubbed the ‘Botax’ after the antiwrinkle treatment product Botox — would raise an estimated $5.8 billion over 10 years…

Women's Preventive Care Amendment Introduced As Senate Health Reform Debate Begins

In the Senate’s first day of floor debate on its health care reform bill on Monday, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) introduced an amendment intended to guarantee insurance coverage of cancer screenings and other preventive care services for women at low or no cost, the New York Times reports…

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