News tagged with health care reform
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Strong leadership necessary to provide more sophisticated care for aging population, study finds
Strong leadership, communication and teamwork are essential to successful organizations, especially health care facilities. However, how those organizations achieve improvement is not clearly understood, says ...
Health
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Cardiovascular implantable electronic device-related infections linked with increased risk of death
An association has been found between infection associated with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) and increases in mortality and hospital care costs, according to a report published Online First by Archives of ...
Cardiology
Sep 12, 2011 |
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US healthcare battle edges nearer Supreme Court (Update)
A second US appeals court upheld President Barack Obama's health care overhaul Thursday, but an earlier ruling against the plan means his signature reform is destined for the Supreme Court.
Health
Sep 08, 2011 |
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True cost of medical malpractice
The debates over health care reform may soon become more informed. A new study undertaken by a group of researchers, including Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Professor Amitabh Chandra, provides a detailed snapshot ...
Other
Aug 23, 2011 |
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US court deals blow to Obama health care law
A US court has dealt a new blow to the health care reform law seen as President Barack Obama's proudest domestic achievement, declaring its centerpiece provision unconstitutional.
Health
Aug 12, 2011 |
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Massachusetts health-care reform associated with increased demand for medical safety-net facilities
(Medical Xpress) -- Patient demand for care from safety-net providers (such as community health centers and public hospitals) in Massachusetts has increased, even though the number of patients with health insurance also increased ...
Health
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Health-care reform must involve psychologists, medical providers, educate patients
While some members of Congress and others are trying to repeal the healthcare reform law that was passed in 2010, known as the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," medical providers have begun to implement requirements ...
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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Even privately insured have hard time getting psychiatric care in Massachusetts: study
A new study by Harvard Medical School researchers published today [July 21] in the Annals of Emergency Medicine finds that access to outpatient psychiatric care in the greater Boston area is severely limited, even for pe ...
Health
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Massachusetts health-care reform increased access to care, particularly among disadvantaged
Recent research conducted at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health may have strong implications for informing the controversial debate currently surrounding national health care reform.
Health
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Doctors' use of e-prescriptions soars
Fifteen-month-old Mendel Grossbaum squirmed in his mother's arms as Dr. Darren Saks examined his ears and throat, then concluded the checkup with a prescription for vitamins - without ever touching paper.
Medications
Jul 10, 2011 |
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Future labor shortfalls of medical professionals predicted due to new demands of health-care reform
One consequence of the expanded access to health care facilitated by health care reform will be a shortfall in the necessary numbers of physicians and other advanced medical professionals. According to a study published in ...
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Jul 06, 2011 |
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Medicare confirms payment for prostate cancer drug
(AP) -- Medicare officials confirmed Thursday that the program will cover the $93,000 price tag for prostate cancer drug Provenge, an innovative therapy that typically gives men suffering from an incurable stage of the disease ...
Cancer
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Up to 220,000 California children excluded from health care reform due to immigrant status
Restrictions on eligibility for health care reform programs will result in the potential exclusion of up to 220,000 children from affordable health care coverage in California, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA ...
Health
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Study examines impact of Massachusetts health law on emergency department visits
While overall emergency department use in Massachusetts continues to rise, the number of low-severity visits dropped slightly since the implementation of the state's health care reform law, according to an Annals of Emergency Me ...
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Jun 06, 2011 |
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Support for Massachusetts landmark health reform law rises in 2011
A new poll by the Harvard School of Public Health and The Boston Globe finds 63% of Massachusetts residents support the health care reform legislation enacted in 2006, 21% oppose it while 6% are not sure and 9% have not heard ...
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Jun 06, 2011 |
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