Health
Fewer Americans struggle with medical bills: report
(HealthDay)—Fewer Americans are struggling to pay medical bills now than five years ago, a new government report shows.
Nov 30, 2016
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Report: More Americans getting health care under Obamacare
(HealthDay)—Even as double-digit hikes in the cost of health plans offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) loom for many Americans, a new federal study finds that gaps in access to medical care have been shrinking since ...
Oct 28, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Homelessness linked to poor antipsychotic medication adherence
SFU health sciences researcher Stefanie Rezansoff has published a new study on the treatment of serious mental illnesses among people who are homeless. This is the first study to investigate adherence to antipsychotic medication ...
Aug 17, 2016
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Out-of-pocket costs rose moderately under Obamacare: report
(HealthDay)—Many Americans enrolled in Obamacare marketplace plans saw their out-of-pocket costs rise moderately in the past year, a new report shows.
May 13, 2016
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Study: Medicare Part D boosts medication adherence, reduces blood pressure risk
New research from North Carolina State University shows that implementation of Medicare Part D has increased the number of people taking their prescribed medications as directed - so-called "medication adherence" - and reduced ...
May 9, 2016
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New study finds troubling health care outcomes for US workers without paid sick leave
The United States lags behind 22 other highly ranked countries in terms of economic and human development when it comes to mandating employers to provide paid sick leave. In the U.S., only four states (Connecticut, California, ...
Mar 7, 2016
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Health
Reexamining the impact of Medicare Part D on health and savings
For years, the Medicare prescription drug benefit Part D has been credited with positively impacting national trends in health outcomes and medical services. But a recent study led by Northeastern associate professor Becky ...
Jun 16, 2015
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Health
Many Texans struggling to pay for health service as Affordable Care Act is about to launch
Many Texans were struggling to pay for basic health services on the eve of the launch of the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a report released today by Rice University's Baker Institute for ...
Feb 19, 2014
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Health
HEALTH REFORM: Expect pluses, minuses for those with job-based coverage
(HealthDay)—The Obama administration's sweeping health reform law known as the Affordable Care Act goes well beyond helping America's uninsured. It also affects roughly 159 million workers and family members who now have ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Cardiology
Single combination pill provides benefit to patients with or at risk of CVD
In a randomized trial that included about 2,000 patients with or at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), use of a fixed-dose combination medication for blood pressure, cholesterol, and platelet control compared to usual ...
Sep 3, 2013
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