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Expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania would increase federal revenue to the state, study finds
Expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania under the Affordable Care Act would boost federal revenue to the state by more than $2 billion annually and provide 340,000 residents with health insurance, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
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Mar 28, 2013 |
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Study: Health overhaul to raise claims cost 32 pct
(AP)—The nation's leading group of financial risk analysts says medical claims costs—the biggest driver of insurance premiums—will jump an average 32 percent for individual policies under President Barack Obama's health ...
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Mar 26, 2013 |
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Study confirms rapid rise in antipsychotic treatment of medicaid-insured children
(Medical Xpress)—A new study from the University of Maryland (UM) found that use of antipsychotic drugs from 1997 to 2006 increased 7- to 12-fold in a Medicaid population of about 500,000 children ages two to 17.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2013 |
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Study examines impact of minimally invasive surgery
(HealthDay)—For specific types of surgery, minimally invasive procedures correlate with significantly lower health plan spending and fewer days of absence from work, compared with standard surgery, according ...
Surgery
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Immigration reform needs to address access to health care
With comprehensive immigration reform a priority for President Obama and gaining bipartisan and public support, there is a need and an opportunity to consider how the millions of undocumented immigrants should be integrated ...
Health
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Discounts on purchases of healthy foods can improve diets, study finds
Lowering the costs of healthy foods in supermarkets increases the amount of fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods that people eat, while also appearing to reduce consumption of nutritionally less-desirable foods, according ...
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Mar 19, 2013 |
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Millions got free preventive care due to health law, HHS says
(HealthDay)—About 71 million Americans with private health insurance plans received at least one free preventive health service—such as a mammogram or flu shot—in 2011 and 2012 because of the Affordable ...
Health
Mar 18, 2013 |
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Final rule in notice of benefit, payment parameters issued
(HealthDay)—The final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014, which expands on existing standards, has been released.
Health
Mar 16, 2013 |
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AMA files brief contesting insurer's payment practices
(HealthDay)—A landmark case examining the question of whether physicians can bring a class arbitration against a health insurer who has underpaid them is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, in a brief ...
Other
Mar 13, 2013 |
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States select benchmark plans for essential health benefit required by Affordable Care Act
Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have selected the health insurance plan in their state that will serve as the "essential health benefit" package sold by all insurers participating in the new health insurance ...
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Mar 13, 2013 |
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Feds take lead on health insurance exchanges
(HealthDay)—More than half the states in the nation have decided against creating on their own one of the most complex yet vital parts of the massive 2010 health reform law, which was championed by President ...
Health
Mar 08, 2013 |
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Map to avoid detours on road to HIV treatment success: Focus on transitions in care may improve outcomes
(Medical Xpress)—Addressing on the challenges that accompany transitions between health care settings could be a key strategy for improving clinical outcomes for people living with HIV, according to researchers from the ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Women's health must be priority for state health exchange marketplaces, new report says
Women's issues play a major role in the health of the nation and should be a key consideration for policymakers as they design and set up the new insurance exchanges, according to a report co-authored by policy experts at ...
Health
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Neighborhood poverty and health insurance figure in late-stage diagnosis of breast cancer
Home may be where the heart is, but where you live could affect your health.
Cancer
Mar 05, 2013 |
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One in five Americans knows a victim of gun violence, poll says
(HealthDay)—One in five Americans knows a victim of gun violence and four in 10 are worried about becoming the victim of gun violence, according to a new poll released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Mar 01, 2013 |
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