Researchers from the SWOG Cancer Research Network, a clinical trials group funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), have found that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) expansion of Medicaid insurance in 2014 was followed ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Cancer survival rates rose more in states that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare than in those that did not, and rates increased most among Black patients and those in rural areas, according to a new study.
May 19, 2022
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Rates of hospitalization and major amputations among racial and ethnic minority adults with diabetic foot ulcers decreased in states that adopted Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to researchers ...
May 5, 2022
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Survivors of serious stroke can reduce their chances of dying within the year by 76% if they complete a modified cardiac rehabilitation program that includes medically supervised exercise, prescribed therapy, and physician ...
May 3, 2022
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For the past 10 years, the Medicare system has tried to improve the quality of health care that millions of older Americans receive, while slowing the growth in costs to the federal budget, by encouraging health care providers ...
Apr 15, 2022
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At first blush, the numbers aren't great: Cancer patients who are covered by Medicaid tend to have later-stage disease and higher rates of mortality.
Apr 14, 2022
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A new study led by Susan G. Komen Scholars indicates that patients diagnosed with de novo stage 4 breast cancer—also called metastatic breast cancer—had improved survival rates and decreased mortality rates when those ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Tele-mentoring for primary care providers was associated with a decrease in hospitalizations for Medicaid patients with diabetes.
Mar 24, 2022
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For 10 years, the agency that runs Medicare has offered doctors and their practices extra money if they joined groups called Accountable Care Organizations and improved the quality of care they provided to older patients ...
Feb 8, 2022
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Some experts fear that recent reforms instated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may lead to the closure of some dialysis facilities that treat patients with kidney failure. When investigators analyzed data ...
Oct 4, 2021
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