News tagged with policy experts


Experts propose strategies to reduce, end tobacco use

What would it take to end tobacco use once and for all? This is the question several scholars, scientists and policy experts address in a provocative series of articles on various strategies for eliminating ...

Health created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers argue for a 'new paradigm' in the world of healthcare

(Medical Xpress)—Two innovative programs designed to improve the availability of emerging medical technologies that can help patients receive more effective, efficient and personalized health care are advanced in a commentary ...

Health created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Multiple procedure payment reduction policy needs work

(HealthDay)—Current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) policy overestimated the work efficiencies in physician services when same-session, multiple ...

Health created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

DNA sequencing of infants and children with anatomical defects of unknown causes

A presentation at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting updated genetics experts about a one-year-old research initiative that brought together researchers, clinicians and policy experts to tackle the challenges ...

Genetics created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New health concerns about 'fake pot' in US

A type of fake pot has raised new health concerns in the United States after at least three users were hospitalized for kidney failure, authorities in the western state of Wyoming said Monday.

Medications created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health reform 2.0: states balking at new insurance exchanges

(HealthDay)—Under the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration's controversial reform of health care, states are supposed to assist uninsured Americans in buying health coverage by setting up so-called ...

Health created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For those with the rarest diseases, genomes can yield answers

For many of us, having our genomes in hand today isn't likely to make any profound difference in our lives, at least not when it comes to our health. But for children and their families affected by rare and ...

Genetics created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Appendix removal: Huge sticker shock in study

What do hospitals charge to remove an appendix? The startling answer is that it could be the same as the price of a refrigerator - or a house.

Health created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

ASU experts say raising the age of eligibility and other reforms will put Medicare on solid footing

Raising the age of eligibility and reforming some Medicare practices can go a long way to making it sustainable, according to three Arizona State University healthcare policy experts.

Health created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts weigh the heavy impact words have when creating policies for better health

Are words weighing down America's ability to improve its health? According to a group of weight and health experts assembled by the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, the answer is yes. There is a ...

Health created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Elder abuse remains hidden problem as baby boomers reach old age

Despite the 2010 passage of the Elder Justice Act, policy experts have found that combating widespread abuse of seniors is still not a top priority for care providers and governments alike. As many as one in 10 people age ...

Health created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gerontologists say research and data should drive policy, budget decisions

America's top authorities on aging spent the last week at The Gerontological Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego detailing workable solutions to the challenges presented by a rapidly aging populat ...

Health created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0