Ford and Google Team Up for Healthy Driving

Health care programs -- at the state, national and even international levels -- face big challenges. Ford and Google have joined forces in a new health-related feature for cars. And what do California fields and New York apartments have in common? Read and listen in today's Daily Briefing.

California Universal Healthcare Act: Yesenia Amaro at the Merced Sun-Star reports on a new bill being debated in Sacramento.

Medicaid and Medicare: Cathleen Crowley at the Albany Times Union reports that rate cuts to New York's Medicaid dental services are making dentists drop out of the program. Dymphna Calica-La Putt and Robert Macabagdal at the Asian Journal report on a Las Vegas Filipino-American group that is asking Medicare pay for health services performed in the Philippines. Ron Shinkman at FierceHealthcare offers a succinct summary of S&P's Healthcare Economic Indices data that shows that though Medicare costs are still rising, increases have slowed greatly.

Cuts to the WHO: The World Health Orgnanization cut $1 billion and 300 employees from its ranks. The cuts come as critics ask, is the World Health Organization unduly influenced by corporations? Tom Paulson at Humanoshpere gives a rundown of recent persepctives and reports.

Pesticide Exposure: Elizabeth Grossman at Yale360 says that children who live near California fields and in New York aparments have some suprising things in common.

Smart Car? Marketplace's Jeff Horwich reports on a Ford-Google tie-up to monitor the health of drivers.

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