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5/21/12 - MA hospitals mobilize on health cost bill

5/21/12 MA hospitals mobilize on health cost bill

‎HealthLeaders Media 

The Harvard-affiliated Partners HealthCare System Inc. has led the lobbying charge among hospitals deeply worried that the Massachusetts.

 

5/16/12 Health of U.S. Tied to Education Gap, Researchers Report

Health of U.S. Tied to Education Gap, Researchers Report

‎Bloomberg

Uninsured patients tend to require costly treatment because they don't get enough preventive care, said Ethan Rome, the executive director of Health Care for ...

5/14/12 - ICU Stays for Worst Asthma Cases Dropped Significantly Over Last ...

5/14/12 ICU Stays for Worst Asthma Cases Dropped Significantly Over Last ...

‎news Stories

A review of 30 years of life-threatening asthma cases in a San Antonio intensive care unit found that annual ICU admissions for the condition have dropped ...

5/10/12 - Study: health care accessibility has declined since 2000

5/10/12 Study: health care accessibility has declined since 2000

‎UW Badger Herald

By Kaylie Duffy As health care costs in the last decades have continued to rise, health care accessibility has significantly declined in Wisconsin and ...

5/9/12 - Nonprofit US hospitals to do more with less

5/9/12 Nonprofit US hospitals to do more with less

Reuters

At the heart of the matter lies Medicare, the health insurance program for ... Costs for the $549 billion-a-year program will likely leap from about 3.7 ...

5/8/12 - Report shows more costly healthcare in U.S. doesn't mean better ...

5/8/12 Report shows more costly healthcare in U.S. doesn't mean better ...

Healthcare Finance News 

... despite health costs averaging one-third to two-thirds more than the other advanced countries. The average cost was $8000 per person in 2009.

 

4/24/12 - New Avalere study IDs 5 key practices that lead to successful ...

4/24/12 New Avalere study IDs 5 key practices that lead to successful ...

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Medical Xpress

Community health plans are improving how patients transition from ... such as a patient-centered medical home, rather than a stand-alone initiative.

4/18/12 - Patients Often Stop Taking Heart Drugs During Medicare Coverage Gaps

4/18/12 Patients Often Stop Taking Heart Drugs During Medicare Coverage Gaps

‎MarketWatch

Heart and blood vessel, or cardiovascular disease, is the leading cause of death in the United States. The risk of disease increases with age, ...

4/11/12 - Perception of Breast Cancer Care Differs From Actual Care Quality

4/11/12 Perception of Breast Cancer Care Differs From Actual Care Quality

‎Doctors Lounge

The perception of care for women living in inner cities with newly diagnosed, early-stage breast cancer is dependent, in large part, on factors other than ...

4/5/12 - Study reveals impact of socioeconomic factors on the racial gap in ...

4/5/12 Study reveals impact of socioeconomic factors on the racial gap in ...

‎PhysOrg.com

... Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics Credit: ... not fully capture neonatal and infant mortality — as 71 for white men and 66 ...

3/27/12 - ACC: Sleep and Heart Health Intertwined

3/27/12 ACC: Sleep and Heart Health Intertwined

‎MedPage Today

... Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ... many times -- may have a negative effect on cardiovascular health, researchers found.

3/26/12 - Structural Cavities in Rural Dental Health

3/26/12 Structural Cavities in Rural Dental Health

‎Daily Yonder

On the whole, the nation's oral health has improved dramatically, ... areas even though the costs of providing services are often higher in rural areas.

3/20/12 - Excessive drinking costs US colleges millions annually

3/20/12 Excessive drinking costs US colleges millions annually

‎WAFF

(HealthDay News) -- The emergency room costs of treating ... The study appears online and in the April print issue of Health Affairs.

3/19/12 - How Oral Health Affects Overall Health (& Costs)

3/19/12 How Oral Health Affects Overall Health (& Costs)

‎HealthyState.org

By Farah Dosani and Kimberly Vlach - With the recession taking a toll on people's wallets, dental care has taken a backseat to health care.

3/14/12 - Study: Sugary drink each day ups men's heart disease risk by 20 ...

3/14/12 Study: Sugary drink each day ups men's heart disease risk by 20 ...

‎CBS News

A new study has found drinking one glass of a sugary beverage each day might cause heart disease. Soda a day may lead to heart attacks in men Swapping ...

3/13/12 - Low-Income Kids Receive 70 Percent of Federal Spending on Children

3/13/12 Low-Income Kids Receive 70 Percent of Federal Spending on Children

‎HealthNewsDigest.com

At the federal level, outlays on children -- direct spending for programs like health insurance, social services, education, and Head Start -- are far more ...

3/13/12 - Sugary Drinks Tied to More Heart Attacks ‎

3/13/12 Sugary Drinks Tied to More Heart Attacks

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MedPage Today

... Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner This study found that men participating in the Health ...

3/13/12 - Poorer, Obese Adults Might Benefit From Behavior-Change Program ‎

3/13/12 Poorer, Obese Adults Might Benefit From Behavior-Change Program

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U.S. News & World Report

MONDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- A behavioral intervention program helped low-income obese people lose a few pounds and improve their blood-pressure ...

3/8/12 - Public Reports on Diabetes Care Helped Drive Clinic Improvements ...

3/8/12 Public Reports on Diabetes Care Helped Drive Clinic Improvements ...

‎University of Wisconsin-Madison

Diabetes affects more than eight percent of the population. Evidence-based research shows diabetes is best managed when patients are monitored regularly for ...

3/8/12 - Regulators consider waiving prescription for diabetes, cholesterol ...

3/8/12 Regulators consider waiving prescription for diabetes, cholesterol ...

‎Washington Post

FDA regulators told reporters that easing access to obtain certain medications could help address undertreated epidemics like diabetes.