State
- In an effort to cut the budget, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is considering cutting 15,000 state jobs in what would be the largest reduction to the government payroll in recent years.
National
- The U.S. House voted this week to repeal the Health Care Reform law, though the move was largely symbolic, as the bill has little chance in the Senate. Nevertheless, Republicans in the House began drafting their own health care bills as columnists and editorial boards around the country criticized the vote and health care groups continued to see the laws as here to stay.
- The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving cuts in payments to physicians and other providers under California's Medicaid program.
- A new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases has found that sex, race and location influence may influence the prevalence of HIV-related illnesses in people living with the virus. Women, minorities and Southerners were found to be most affected.
- Medical residents need far more rigorous training to adequately deal with the medical, behavioral, financial and social problems created by substance abuse disorders, according to a Yale study.
- Georgia officials have decided to close a women's prison as the state considers reforming its criminal justice system with alternatives to incarceration.
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