News tagged with funding
Survey: 69 percent of US primary care doctors now have electronic medical records
Two-thirds (69%) of U.S. primary care physicians reported using electronic medical records (EMRs) in 2012, up from less than half (46%) in 2009, according to findings from the 2012 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy ...
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Nov 15, 2012 |
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UK funding for infectious disease research neglects key areas of disease
The research undertaken by researchers at University College, Imperial College, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is the first ever detailed assessment of infectious diseases investments made by funding ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Officials debate whether to scrap malaria program
The future of a pricey malaria program meant to provide cheap drugs for poor patients may be in jeopardy after health officials clashed over its effectiveness in two new reports.
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Oct 31, 2012 |
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Australia pension fund reviewing tobacco stake
The Australian government's pension fund for public servants said Thursday it was reviewing its investment in tobacco shares following the passage of plain packaging laws in a bid to curb smoking.
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Oct 25, 2012 |
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New analysis of presidential candidates' health care plans estimates uninsured by 2022
The number of uninsured individuals is estimated to increase in every state and to 72 million nationwide—with children and low- and middle-income Americans particularly hard hit—under Governor Mitt Romney's plan to repeal ...
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Oct 02, 2012 |
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Patient-led advocacy has changed how US government funds medical research
Patient-led advocacy has created a shift in the way the U.S. government has prioritized funding for medical research, and significantly changed the way policymakers think about who benefits the most from these dollars, a ...
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Oct 01, 2012 |
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Clinton, others announce contraception deal
(AP)—Prices for long-acting contraception will be halved for 27 million women in the developing world through a new partnership, former President Bill Clinton and other world leaders announced Wednesday.
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Sep 26, 2012 |
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Can disclosure hurt the translation of research?
All major clinical trials now include disclosures detailing who funded the study to ensure transparency. However, is it possible that this transparency is actually hurting research? One might assume that the methodological ...
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Sep 19, 2012 |
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New report: The ACA'S PCIP serving as a bridge; High-risk pools not a long-term solution
The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, the name for the federal high-risk health insurance pool established by the Affordable Care Act, is serving its purpose as a bridge program, according to a new Commonwealth Fund ...
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Sep 13, 2012 |
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US performs worst on potentially preventable death rates compared to France, Germany, and the UK
The United States lags three other industrialized nations—France, Germany, and the United Kingdom—in its potentially preventable death rate, and in the pace of improvement in preventing deaths that could have been avoided ...
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Aug 29, 2012 |
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New study: Elderly Medicare beneficiaries most satisfied with their health insurance
Elderly beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare plans are more satisfied with their health insurance, have better access to care, and are less likely to have problems paying medical bills than people who get insurance through ...
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Jul 18, 2012 |
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Twenty percent of US women were uninsured in 2010, up from 15 percent in 2000
Twenty percent of U.S. women (18.7 million) ages 19-64 were uninsured in 2010, up from 15 percent (12.8 million) in 2000, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report on women's health care. An additional 16.7 million women ...
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Jul 13, 2012 |
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Positive outcome no more likely in industry-funded trials
(HealthDay) -- Industry-sponsored clinical trials of rheumatoid arthritis drugs are no more likely to report positive outcomes than trials funded by other means, and in many cases use better methodology, according ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Jul 05, 2012 |
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13.7 million young adults stayed on or joined their parents' health plans in 2011
In 2011, 13.7 million young adults ages 19 to 25 stayed on or joined their parents' health plans, including 6.6 million who would likely not have been able to do so before passage of the Affordable Care Act, according to ...
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Jun 08, 2012 |
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Griffith University tackles deadly Hendra virus
Australian medical researchers are on the brink of an effective human treatment for the deadly Hendra virus, and potentially the closely related Nipah virus, which has killed more than two hundred people in South East Asia.
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Jun 04, 2012 |
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