The latest Consumer Price Index report showed inflation slowing in October, due in part to a supposed 34% drop in the cost of health insurance from the same time last year. That left many people scratching their heads, since ...
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Life expectancy has increased substantially for people in the United States with Down syndrome, from a median age of 4 years old in the 1950s to 57 years old in 2019. This longer life span increases the need for adequate ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Incorporating targeted food and nutrition strategies into health care on a national level will improve health and quality of life, reduce work for hospitals, and cut health care costs, according to experts studying Food is ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Among today's obesity drugs, Wegovy (semaglutide) produces the greatest weight loss in teenagers, but a study by Columbia researchers has found that the trendy obesity drug is not cost-effective at its current price.
Sep 12, 2023
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New research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention finds that engaging in administrative tasks to estimate costs or pay for care among a cohort of cancer patients and survivors was associated with an 18% ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Most individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder are not on recommended medications and even fewer remain in care, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine by lead author Ashley Leech, Ph.D., ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Medicaid, which provides low-income Americans with health insurance coverage, currently excludes large numbers of adults over 65 with social, health and financial profiles similar to those of people the program does cover. ...
Jul 27, 2023
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On May 4th, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the percentage of U.S. adults who were in families having difficulty paying medical bills during 2020-21 was 11.3%, or approximately 40 million ...
Jun 28, 2023
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The report from the Colorado Division of Insurance found that more than 1.7 million Americans rely on sharing plans and that many of the plans require members to ask for charity care before submitting their bills.
Jun 19, 2023
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The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of Congress have protested would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery.
Jun 1, 2023
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