News tagged with health care costs
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State deregulation of open-heart surgery beneficial to patients
(Medical Xpress)—Certificate of Need, a form of state government regulation designed to keep mortality rates and health care costs down, appears to do neither for heart bypass surgery, according to a health economics researcher ...
Cardiology
Oct 03, 2012 |
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The true costs of cancer in Europe revealed
New studies that reveal for the first time the real economic and human costs of caring for cancer patients in Europe will be presented during the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna.
Cancer
Sep 28, 2012 |
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Colorectal cancer gene database helpful in furthering research
The CRCgene database, which gathers all genetic association studies on colorectal cancer, allows for researchers to accurately interpret the risk factors of the disease and provides insight into the direction of further colorectal ...
Cancer
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Population aging will have long-term implications for economy
The aging of the U.S. population will have broad economic consequences for the country, particularly for federal programs that support the elderly, and its long-term effects on all generations will be mediated by how—and ...
Health
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Government can play important role in obesity epidemic
Addressing the obesity epidemic by preventing excess calorie consumption with government regulation of portion sizes is justifiable and could be an effective measure to help prevent obesity-related health problems and deaths, ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Chronic pain may cost U.S. $635 billion a year
(HealthDay)—Americans spend as much as $635 billion each year on the direct and indirect costs associated with chronic pain, according to a new study.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 14, 2012 |
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Premiums for family health plans hit $15,745
(AP)—There's a new health care survey, and at first it sounds like good news about insurance costs.
Health
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Health-care costs hit the elderly hard, diminish financial wellbeing
The protection of the savings of the elderly—one of the primary goals of Medicare—is under threat from a combination of spiraling healthcare costs and increased longevity. As the government attempts to reduce Medicare ...
Health
Sep 04, 2012 |
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Medicare kidney spending reaches crucial moment
Amid a presidential campaign and facing the "fiscal cliff," Americans hear a lot about federal spending, particularly for Medicare. But few probably know of either the history or the present watershed moment ...
Health
Sep 04, 2012 |
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Millions of Americans have uncontrolled high blood pressure: CDC
(HealthDay)—One-third of Americans have high blood pressure and only half of them have it under control, dramatically increasing their risk for possibly fatal heart attacks and strokes, a new government ...
Health
Sep 04, 2012 |
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Grass pollen allergy research tackles hay fever
Queenslanders can expect to endure a longer hay fever season than the rest of Australia thanks to flowering subtropical grasses.
Immunology
Sep 03, 2012 |
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Legislated to health?
Obesity rates in North America are a growing concern for legislators. Expanded waistlines mean rising health-care costs for maladies such as diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. One University of Alberta researcher says ...
Health
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Nurse leader resistance perceived as a barrier to high-quality, evidence-based patient care
(Medical Xpress)—A new national survey of more than 1,000 registered nurses suggests that serious barriers - including resistance from nursing leaders - prevent nurses from implementing evidence-based practices that improve ...
Health
Aug 29, 2012 |
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For diabetics, a steady job is good for your health
If you're diabetic or prone to diabetes, having a steady job appears to be good for your health, and not just because of the insurance coverage.
Diabetes
Aug 29, 2012 |
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A new approach for controlling the skyrocketing cost of health care
A potentially powerful new approach for limiting health care costs—which account for almost $1 out of every $5 spent in the U.S. each year—is the topic of the feature story in this week's edition of Chemical & Enginering Ne ...
Health
Aug 29, 2012 |
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