Health
Will companies drop health coverage because of Obamacare?
Will 2014 mark the beginning of the end for employer-sponsored health insurance as we know it?
Sep 10, 2013
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Student researches social media usage in healthcare reform
Forest Institute doctoral student Gage Stermensky II recently conducted a study on consumer attitudes towards healthcare reform and the use of social media. More than 1,000 participants from around the US, of various ages, ...
Jul 11, 2012
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Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in the United States
Medicaid paid for nearly half of the 3.8 million births in the United States in 2010—an amount that has been rising over time, according to a report out today. The study, published in the September 2013 issue of the peer-reviewed ...
Sep 3, 2013
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Deal could trade tort reform for additional health reform
(HealthDay)—Physicians may be willing to make a trade in accepting some additional health reform efforts in exchange for tort reform, according to an article published in the January issue of Health Affairs.
Feb 1, 2014
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Clinton edges Trump on health care, survey finds
(HealthDay)—More Americans trust Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to do a good job on health care issues than Republican rival Donald Trump, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll reports.
Aug 22, 2016
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Medical economics
Medicare could save up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generic drugs at Mark Cuban prices
A brief research report found that Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generic drugs at the same prices as the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) in 2020. These findings suggest that Medicare ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Michigan's Medicaid expansion: A model for pragmatic, bipartisan health reform?
Michigan's newly expanded Medicaid program could act as a model for other states to achieve bipartisan health care reform even in a heated national political climate, says the head of the University of Michigan's health policy ...
Sep 25, 2013
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Australians drink to get drunk but want alcohol reforms
Australians are increasingly drinking alcohol to get drunk but just one in five believe they drink too much.
Apr 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Raising awareness about men's health equity and structurally based risks for COVID-19
Reports of COVID-19 deaths do not often provide a full explanation of patterns, tending to focus on people's race or ethnicity, where they lived and with whom, whether they were affluent or poor, elderly or young, women or ...
Sep 11, 2020
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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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