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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(HealthDay)—If you're overweight or obese, shedding pounds can help improve your health and your longevity. What's more, doing so may also significantly boost your bank balance.
Dec 26, 2019
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A new study shows that among a set of disadvantaged women, Medicaid managed care reduces the women's access to high-quality hospital services during pregnancy and delivery and was associated with worse birth outcomes, worse ...
Dec 20, 2019
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Colorado is taking a critical step to protect low-income women during their pregnancy through incentive-based smoking cessation interventions. A new study from the Colorado School of Public Health at the Anschutz Medical ...
Dec 6, 2019
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New UNSW research is a timely reminder this summer that housework, socializing and miscommunication can become deadly distractions when young children are left alone in or near water.
Dec 5, 2019
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Feeling a little out of it today? It's no surprise. You can thank Daylight Saving Time.
Nov 5, 2019
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Biologics used to treat patients can be incredibly expensive, so there was significant hope that biosimilar drugs—which are highly similar to an existing biologic drug on the market—could serve as a less-costly substitute. ...
Nov 4, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The estimated cost of waste in the U.S. health care system varies from $760 to $935 billion, according to a special communication published online Oct. 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Oct 8, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Medicare could save billions of dollars if secondary fractures could be prevented with improved osteoporosis screening, according to a new National Osteoporosis Foundation report conducted by Milliman.
Oct 2, 2019
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