Health
States told to find way to clear Medicaid backlog
A half-dozen states with Medicaid backlogs are facing a federal deadline to create a plan for getting those low-income residents enrolled in health coverage.
Jul 14, 2014
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Health
First survey of ACOs reveals surprising level of physician leadership
In spite of early concerns that hospitals' economic strengths would lead them to dominate the formation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a new study published in the June issue of Health Affairs reveals the central ...
Jun 2, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
High number of Medicaid patients receiving antimicrobials for colds
(HealthDay)—A high number of adult Medicaid enrollees receive antimicrobial drugs unnecessarily for acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs), according to a study published in the May issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
May 15, 2014
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Health
Hospitals recover from recession, some financial issues remain
The recent economic recession affected hospitals across the nation, regardless of financial status, but following the rebound, financially weak and safety-net hospitals continue to struggle, according to health researchers.
May 12, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
An extra doctor visit may help prevent rehospitalization of kidney failure patients
More frequent face-to-face physician visits in the month following hospital discharge may help reduce a kidney failure patient's chances of needing to be sent back to the hospital. That's the conclusion of a study appearing ...
May 8, 2014
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Health
Health screening for low-income women under health care reform: Better or worse?
When Massachusetts enacted its own statewide health insurance reform in 2006, low-income women transitioned from receiving free, federally subsidized screening for breast and cervical cancer and cardiovascular disease risk ...
May 8, 2014
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Health
Repeat data breaches among health care orgs down
(HealthDay)—Most health care organizations report having at least one recent data breach, but the number of organizations with more than five breaches has decreased, according to an article published April 8 in Medical ...
May 4, 2014
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Health
Researchers crack code for 'personalizing' costs to transform delivery of care
Providing the best care at the lowest cost has become one of the mantras of health care reform. While measuring quality in health care is understandably complex, surprisingly, the true cost of caring for individual patients ...
May 1, 2014
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Health
Sebelius: Health care launch 'terribly flawed'
The Obama administration's timeline for having ready the new health care law's online sign-up system "was just flat out wrong," outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in an interview that aired ...
Apr 13, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Thinking about a majority-minority shift leads to more conservative views
Facing the prospect of racial minority groups becoming the overall majority in the United States leads White Americans to lean more toward the conservative end of the political spectrum, according to research published in ...
Apr 8, 2014
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