Hospital-acquired adverse events are increased in association with private equity acquisition of hospitals, according to a study published in the Dec. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Jan 1, 2024
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For Medicare beneficiaries with advanced prostate cancer (PCa), receipt of novel hormonal therapy (NHT) agents varies with race, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 31, 2023
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At discharge from the hospital, Black Medicare beneficiaries are less likely to be referred for home health care (HHC), compared to white patients, reports a survey study in Medical Care.
Dec 7, 2023
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A nationwide Medicare program that aims to improve health care and reduce costs by linking health-care reimbursements to health quality and cost outcomes has resulted in no improvements in mental health care, according to ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Older adults who live in disadvantaged communities are less likely to attend cardiac rehabilitation after common heart procedures, a Michigan Medicine-led study finds.
Oct 24, 2023
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For Medicare beneficiaries with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and opioid use disorder (OUD), receipt of physical therapy (PT) and chiropractic care is low overall and lower for racial and ethnic minority groups, according ...
Sep 13, 2023
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As of June 2023, more than 1.1 million Americans have died of COVID-19. Adults older than 65 —who make up just 16 percent of the population—account for more than 75 percent of U.S. COVID-19 deaths and were hospitalized ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Results from a new study conducted by a team of researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital, published in the August issue of Health Affairs, show that a substantial ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In a cohort ...
Aug 3, 2023
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The Inflation Reduction Act's policy capping out-of-pocket costs for insulin to $35 for a month's supply led to increases in the total number of insulin fills for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study from the ...
Jul 24, 2023
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