Posts Tagged ‘health policy’
Patients don’t want to be bargain hunters
USC (US) — When it comes to health care, high deductibles aren’t enough to motivate patients to shop around for cheap medical services, a new study reports. Continue…
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 13:30 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 8, 2013 13:35 - 1 Comment
Is Medicare spending too much on mammograms?
YALE (US) — Medicare spends more than $1 billion a year on breast cancer screenings, but a new study raises questions about the benefits. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 4, 2013 10:59 - 0 Comments
Mental illness linked to domestic violence
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — People diagnosed with mental illness are more likely than others to be victims of domestic violence, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 26, 2012 12:30 - 0 Comments
After heart attack, are blood transfusions risky?
BROWN (US) — Blood transfusions may increase the risk of dying for anemic patients who have suffered a heart attack. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2012 11:40 - 0 Comments
Globally, lower backs ache for treatment
MONASH U. (AUS) — Low back pain is the highest contributor to disability in the world, according to a new international study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 20, 2012 11:18 - 0 Comments
Are doctor e-visits as good as being there?
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Electronic patient visits appear to offer accurate diagnoses of some medical conditions, but may lead to overprescribing of antibiotics, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2012 12:20 - 0 Comments
In California, 1 in 10 kids uninsured
USC (US) — One in every 10 children in California, or more than 1.1 million, has no health insurance. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 14, 2012 16:53 - 0 Comments
Politics, not experience, shapes opinions in US
U. CHICAGO (US) — A survey conducted a few weeks before the US presidential election suggests partisanship is often a substitute for knowledge and personal experience, say researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 14, 2012 14:46 - 4 Comments
After divorce, many women lose health insurance
U. MICHIGAN (US) — More than 100,000 women lose their private health insurance every year because of divorce. And the loss isn’t temporary—overall rates of coverage remain depressed for more than two years. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 26, 2012 10:31 - 3 Comments
500,000 Americans get new knee each year
U. ROCHESTER (US) — The volume of total knee replacements in the US has soared by 142 percent since 1991 among those receiving Medicare benefits. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 25, 2012 12:31 - 0 Comments
Antibiotics prescribed most often in US south
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Doctors treating older patients in Southern states are more likely to prescribe antibiotics than any other region in the United States. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2012 11:37 - 1 Comment
Will Affordable Care Act cripple ‘safety-net’ hospitals?
PENN STATE (US) — Many public safety-net hospitals are likely to face increasing financial and competitive pressures, stemming in part from the recent Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 28, 2012 12:04 - 0 Comments
Stroke deaths: A valid way to grade hospitals?
U. ROCHESTER (US) — The percentage of stroke patients who die within a 30-day period may not be a valid measure of a hospital’s ability to provide quality care. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2012 15:05 - 1 Comment
Global study finds drop in physical activity
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new study finds a global decline in activity levels and predicts a continuing rise in inactivity in countries around the world. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 7, 2012 11:11 - 0 Comments
Slow progress in Appalachia to reduce infant deaths
PENN STATE (US) — Infant death rates in Appalachia remain significantly higher than those of much of the rest of the country, say health policy researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 5, 2012 11:14 - 10 Comments
Outpatient status spikes seniors’ hospital costs
BROWN (US) — Instead of being admitted to the hospital, more elderly patients in the emergency room are being “held for observation,” resulting in reduced costs to Medicare, but increased out-of-pocket costs for patients. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 28, 2012 12:22 - 6 Comments
Will the Affordable Care Act hurt veterans?
UC DAVIS (US) — An expert says that veterans may suffer unintended negative consequences of the Affordable Care Act. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 10, 2012 17:27 - 1 Comment
Fee hike makes kids’ insurance a challenge
USC (US) — Analysis shows that a public program’s higher premiums cost 20 percent of enrolled children their health insurance coverage. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 10, 2012 11:36 - 0 Comments
Brand name drugs cost Medicare the most
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Brand-name prescription drugs may be the source of regional variation in per capita drug costs, not the quantity of drugs prescribed. (more…)
