Report: Diabetes Costs Account For Nearly A Quarter Of All Hospital Spending
The Fiscal Times examines a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality about diabetes.
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First Edition: August 19, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that modest premium increases are ahead for Medicare drug plans. Also, a National Business Group on Health survey finds that big employers expect health cost hikes in 2011.
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Study Finds Genetic Marker In Some TB Patients, Could Lead To Improved Diagnostic Tests
Researchers have identified a "genetic signature" in the blood of patients with active tuberculosis, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, Reuters reports. The finding could promote the development of improved TB diagnostic tests and treatments, according to the news service.
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Concern About Slow Pace Of Aid For Pakistan Mounts As U.N. Secures Additional Funds
U.N. officials and aid groups "expressed alarm on Tuesday that the plight of millions of Pakistanis flooded from their land has yet to strike a sufficiently sympathetic nerve among donors
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Reuters Examines Measles Outbreaks In Africa
Reuters reports on how some health experts worry that growing complacency about the threat of measles in Africa is contributing to "some of [the continent's] largest and most deadly outbreaks in years." Worldwide, "[a]bout 164,000 people died from measles in 2008, down 78 percent from 733,000 in 2000, according to the Measles Initiative," Reuters reports, adding that "UNICEF fears the combined effect of decreased political and financial commitment to measles could reverse the gains, resulting in an estimated 1.7 million measles-related deaths globally between 2010 and 2013."
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BBC Reports On Efforts To Broaden Access To Childhood Vaccines
The BBC reports on discussions about childhood immunization at the International Pediatric Association (IPA) meeting last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. "Vaccines are a key plank in meeting Millennium Development Goal 4
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Scientists Produce Atlas Of Worm Infection Prevalence, Distribution Throughout Africa
On Tuesday at the 12th International Congress of Parasitology, a group of scientists, led by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, launched an online series of maps showing the distribution and prevalence of worm infections across Africa, Tropika.net reports (Chinnock, 8/17).
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State Department Report Documents U.S. Efforts To Expand Developing Countries’ Access To Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation
The State Department on Monday released its 5th annual Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act report (.pdf) to Congress detailing "U.S. efforts to expand access to safe drinking water and sanitation, improve water resources management and increase water productivity in developing countries," NAN/234NEXT.com reports (8/17).
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State Insurance Regulators Approve Guidelines For Health Plans’ Spending
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a guideline for what insurers can count as medical costs - as opposed to administrative expenses - under new health law rules.
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Labor Groups, Abortion Activists Push Candidates; Ruling Veils Political Donors
Groups on all sides of the political spectrum are running full-tilt at candidates and health issues in advance of the November elections.
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What Do We Call Nurses With Doctorates? And Other Quality Issues
The Philadelphia Inquirer/Kansas City Star reports, "Most nurse practitioners still have master's degrees, but nursing schools want the doctor of nursing practice degree to be the entry-level degree for advanced-practice nurses by 2015."
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Laid-Off Workers Lament Conclusion Of COBRA Subsidy
Recently laid-off people, as well as those who received a subsidy for 15 months to help them afford to keep their former employer's health insurance, are lamenting the end of the program.
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Today’s Opinions: Medicare’s Legacy And Future; Missouri Vote On Health Mandate; Overhaul Predictions
A selection of today's opinions and editorials.
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Health Centers Vying For $250 Million In Federal Grants
The new grants, provided by the Obama administration, will provide funds for to build clinics and bolster services for low-income patients.
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Broadband Could Be Boon For Rural Clinics
Broadband initiative may have implications for the health system, too.
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Mass. Regulators Reach Rate Hike Accord With One More Insurer
Massachusetts regulators cut a deal Monday with insurer Health New England to limit premium increases for individual policyholders and small businesses to 8.2 percent, down from the hikes ranging from 11.5 to 21.3 percent the firm requested earlier this year.
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Wis. Pushes To Expand Medicaid Funding For Contraceptives, Minnesota Encourages ‘Medical Homes,’ Md. Settles Nursing Home Payment Case
States address a range of health policy issues.
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Small Businesses Wrestle With What Health Reform Will Mean For Them
Small businesses around the country are trying to understand what health overhaul will mean for the coverage they offer and their bottom lines.
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