Study indicates positive outcomes for new approach to Medicare/Medicaid dual enrollment
Navigating the complexity of either Medicare or Medicaid is challenging. Those challenges are compounded for people enrolled in both programs.
Jun 11, 2024
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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Attitude
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Optimism wards off procrastination: Believing the future will not be more stressful could help procrastinators
People with an optimistic outlook on the future are less likely to be severe procrastinators, according to new research at the University of Tokyo.
Jun 10, 2024
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Increasing COVID-19 vaccinations through community-based solutions
The global COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to face challenges due to inequity and vaccine hesitancy.
Jun 7, 2024
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Tennessee gives hospital monopoly an A grade, even when it reports failure
A Tennessee agency that is supposed to hold accountable and grade the nation's largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly awards full credit on dozens of quality-of-care measurements as long as it reports any value—regardless ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Patients seen by female gastroenterologists have less health care utilization than patients seen by male providers
Patients seen by a female gastroenterologist for an initial consultation are less likely to use medical care in the emergency department, hospital or primary care office for two years after their visit when compared to patients ...
May 18, 2024
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Group-based interventions address HIV stigma
Group-based interventions have the potential to address HIV-related stigma among adolescents living with the virus, finds a recent study from researchers at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and Makerere ...
May 7, 2024
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Cyberattack could cost UnitedHealth Group up to $1.6B this year
UnitedHealth Group spent about $872 million during the first quarter responding to the cyberattack at its Change Healthcare division and expects that full-year costs could reach $1.6 billion.
Apr 16, 2024
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Social media use may help to empower plastic surgery patients
For patients considering or undergoing plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) procedures, using social media to gather information and answer questions can enhance patient empowerment—potentially leading to increased autonomy ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Study suggests maintaining optimism contributes to better mobility in women as they grow older
A large team of social scientists, psychologists and geriatric specialists affiliated with a host of institutions across the U.S. reports that women who remain optimistic as they grow older tend to have better mobility as ...
Study shows narrative conversion messages boost attitudes about COVID vaccinations among unvaccinated adults
Public health communicators have tried numerous methods to encourage people to accept COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. And while some messages were ineffective, new University of Kansas research discovered a specific type ...
Mar 19, 2024
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