Medical economics
During coronavirus outbreak, telemedicine is an answer... if you're covered
To its advocates, telemedicine is the perfect remedy for a pandemic.
Mar 20, 2020
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Health
Nationwide study shows disparities in outpatient care for common orthopaedic problems
Racial/ethnic minorities, people with lower incomes, and other groups are less likely to receive office-based care for common musculoskeletal conditions, reports a nationwide study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ...
Mar 9, 2020
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Health
Low back and neck pain tops U.S. health spending
Seeing a physician or other health specialist for low back and neck pain? You're not alone, according to a new scientific study.
Mar 3, 2020
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ACP: Medicare for All needed to fix 'ill' U.S. healthcare system
The American College of Physicians (ACP) says the U.S. health care system "is ill and needs a bold new prescription" that includes coverage for all Americans and lower costs.
Jan 22, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Select few cancer patients enroll in potentially life-extending clinical trials
Patient enrollment in clinical trials as the first course of treatment after cancer diagnosis is low, despite the fact that enrollment may increase life expectancy, according to researchers at Penn State. They also found ...
Jan 21, 2020
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Single payer systems likely to save money in US, analysis finds
A single payer healthcare system would save money over time, likely even during the first year of operation, according to nearly two dozen analyses of national and statewide single payer proposals made over the past 30 years.
Jan 15, 2020
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Medications
This drug could save their lives, but less than 2% of them get it
Only a tiny minority of people at risk for an opioid overdose actually are prescribed a drug that could save their lives, a new study suggests. And the odds of having a dose of the rescue drug were very low among some of ...
Jan 9, 2020
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Health
Medicaid expansion improves access to postpartum care
Study comparing Utah and Colorado finds Medicaid expansion helped prevent new mothers from losing coverage to the "postpartum coverage cliff," with implications for reducing maternal mortality.
Jan 7, 2020
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Medical economics
Health care paperwork cost US $812 billion in 2017, 4 times more per capita than Canada
A study published today (January 6) in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that health care bureaucracy cost Americans $812 billion in 2017. This represented more than one-third (34.2%) of total expenditures for doctor ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Pediatrics
Children frequently receive unnecessary medical care regardless of insurance type
Children with public insurance are slightly more likely to receive medical services that they don't need than those with private insurance, a new study finds.
Jan 7, 2020
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