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Californians with 'medical home' more likely to get flu shots, preventive treatment
Too many cooks may spoil a recipe, and too many doctors may give you the flu.
May 29, 2013
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Vermont's health care reform has lessons for other states
Vermont's aggressive health care reform initiatives can serve as a roadmap for other states, according to a Master of Public Health candidate at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The paper, ...
Apr 4, 2013
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Emphasis on 'value' in health care reform sends mixed messages, physician says
The wide consensus that health care spending poses a threat to the nation's fiscal solvency has led to the championing of "value" as a goal of health care reform efforts. But the divergence of opinions between patients and ...
Mar 6, 2013
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The ethics of access: Comparing two federal health care reform efforts
Two major health reform laws, enacted 25 years apart, both try to meet an ethical standard to provide broad access to basic health care. Neither quite gets there—but it's not too late for modern health care reform to bring ...
Feb 20, 2013
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Multimodality approach needed to reengineer health care
(HealthDay)—A multimodality approach focusing on reengineering the U.S. health care system may provide a way to improve quality and reduce costs, according to a viewpoint published in the Feb. 20 issue of the Journal of ...
Feb 20, 2013
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Study highlights important role that patients play in determining outcomes
When it comes to health care, patients with the motivation, knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their own health have better health outcomes and incur fewer health care costs.
Feb 4, 2013
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U.S. gives states more time to set up health insurance exchanges
(HealthDay)—The Obama administration is giving states additional time to set up so-called health insurance exchanges, a key element of the 2010 health reform law designed to bring coverage to an estimated 30 million Americans ...
Jan 15, 2013
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The 'Death panel' myth hard to correct: Researchers examine the effectiveness of fact checking
(Medical Xpress)—More than three years after she coined the phrase "death panel," Sarah Palin's remark continues to inflame the debate over health care.
Jan 9, 2013
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Many states say 'no' to health insurance exchanges
(HealthDay)—Half of the states in the nation have rebuffed a key provision of the Obama administration's health reform law: the creation of state-based health insurance exchanges, according to data compiled by the Henry ...
Dec 18, 2012
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Barriers to the launch of accountable care identified
(HealthDay)—Health care reform presents a unique opportunity for medical health centers to integrate systems of care, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs), but not without facing several barriers to implementation, ...
Nov 26, 2012
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