Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: bureau of labor statistics http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Federal figures miss most work-related amputations A new report from Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Community Health raises significant concerns about the federal government's system for tracking work-related injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-federal-figures-work-related-amputations.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:48:27 EST news281882897 Caring for combative elders risks poorer health Tending to older loved ones who have bold personalities may be harmful to their caregivers' physical health, report Cornell researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-elders-poorer-health.html Health Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:00:01 EST news281348803 Study shows rise in teachers' health insurance costs A new study by a University of Arkansas professor and doctoral student found that school district costs for teachers' health insurance in 2012 were, on average, 26 percent higher than those for private-sector professional employees. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-teachers-health.html Health Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:30:01 EST news280143721 Marital separations an alternative to divorce for poor couples (Medical Xpress) -- Married couples who undergo long-term separations generally appear to be those who can't afford to divorce, a new nationwide study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-marital-alternative-divorce-poor-couples.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:04:59 EST news264553352 Revised geographic adjustments could improve accuracy of Medicare payments Changing the way that Medicare payments are adjusted to account for regional variations in the cost of providing care as recommended by a previous report from the Institute of Medicine would result in payment increases for some hospitals and practitioners and decreases for others, concludes the Phase II report from the IOM study. Geographic adjustments should be used to ensure the accuracy of payments, said the committee that wrote the report, but they are not optimal tools to tackle larger national policy goals such as improving access to care in medically underserved areas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-geographic-adjustments-accuracy-medicare-payments.html Health Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:12:21 EST news261749521 Most occupational injury and illness costs are paid by the government and private payers UC Davis researchers have found that workers' compensation insurance is not used nearly as much as it should be to cover the nation's multi-billion dollar price tag for workplace illnesses and injuries. Instead, almost 80 percent of these costs are paid by employer-provided health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other disability funds, employees and other payers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-occupational-injury-illness-paid-private.html Health Fri, 25 May 2012 17:22:05 EST news257185225 Keeping obesity rates level could save nearly $550 billion over two decades Researchers have forecast the cost savings and rise in obesity prevalence over the next two decades in a new public health study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obesity-billion-decades.html Health Mon, 07 May 2012 11:50:01 EST news255605512 Job-related injuries and illnesses estimated to cost nation $250 billion per year In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-job-related-injuries-illnesses-nation-billion.html Health Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:56:43 EST news246102985