Geriatric Population Soars While NIH Devotes Modest Resources To Aging Research
Both the new health care law and the Medicare program are pushing doctors, nurses and hospitals to prepare for a spike in older patients.
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2 New Studies Add To Evidence Of Risks With Diabetes Drug Avandia As FDA Prepares To Debate It’s Safety
Questions about the drug's safety have been raised before and the controversy goes to the heart of FDA oversight.
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Supreme Court Will Not Review San Francisco Health Plan
The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a challenge to San Francisco's health plan brought by city businesses.
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Survey Of Doctors Suggests Widespread ‘Defensive Medicine’
A new survey published in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that 91 percent of 2,416 doctors believe their colleagues practice defensive medicine by giving patients more tests and treatments as a means of protecting themselves from lawsuits.
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First Edition: June 29, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about health reform implementation and budget developments at the state level.
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Evidence-Based Medicine Has Earned Gov’t Funding, And Skeptics
Over the past 25 years, a movement towards "evidence-based medicine has gained momentum, driven in part by doctors like Lee Biblo at the Medical College of Wisconsin, who used clinical guidelines to reduce some patients' length of stay by about 16 percent - a full day.
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Efforts To Contain Drug-Resistant Malaria Near Thai-Cambodian Border Appear To Be Working, Officials Say
A two-year effort aimed at preventing the emergence of drug-resistant malaria near the border between Cambodia and Thailand is showing signs of success, Duong Socheat, head of Cambodia's National Center for Malaria Control, said on Friday, DPA/Earth Times reports.
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Ahead Of International AIDS Conference, Health Experts Call For Scientifically-Based Drug Policies
Ahead of the International AIDS Conference, scheduled to kick off July 18, health experts on Monday called for a rethinking of international drug policies to incorporate greater scientific evidence and increase access to HIV prevention, treatment and care, the Associated Press reports (6/28).
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Health Reform Law This Week: Some States To Miss Deadline On High-Risk Pools, Tanning Tax Kicks In
News outlets reported on programs in the health reform law that are supposed to take effect soon, including coverage for hard-to-insure people.
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Senate Dems Continue Push For Medicaid Money, Jobless Benefits
Senate Democrats are trying to keep a package of jobless benefits and aid to states for their Medicaid programs moving.
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N.J. Gov. Still Undecided On Whether To Join Lawsuit Against Overhaul While Health Care Costs Roil Mass. Governor’s Race
States address a range of health care policy issues.
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States Struggle With Physician Shortages, Health Care Workforce Issues
News outlets report on issues in the health care workforce.
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Republicans Start New Effort To Advance Greater Federal Abortion Funding Restrictions
The Hill reports that House Minority Leader John Boehner will introduce legislation that would stop Congress from using taxpayer money to support abortions or abortion coverage.
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People In Medicare’s Two-Year Disability Waiting Period Continue To Wait
About 1.8 million disabled people in the U.S. are in the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility.
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Tricare To Allow Civilian Employers Of Military Retirees To Offer Cafeteria Insurance Plans
Tricare is allowing civilian employers of military retirees to offer a cafeteria-style supplemental health insurance plan so that "workers who elect to use their Tricare Standard benefit can buy coverage conveniently and with pre-taxed dollars," The Colorado Springs Gazette reports.
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Pittsburgh Companies Use Wellness Programs To Keep Health Costs Down
Pittsburgh companies are using wellness incentives in the workplace to trim their health care costs as "small businesses prepare for a lift in their efforts to keep workers healthy, courtesy of health care reform," the Pittsburgh Business Times reports.
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People Are Spending More Of Their Final Days In Hospitals; Milwaukee Hospital Reports Success With Treatment Guidelines
Despite many patients desire to avoid hospitalizations and intensive care as they are dying, more apparently are spending their final days in the hospital.
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Instant Processing Of Insurance Claims Possible During Doctor Visit
News outlets report on developments in internet processing of insurance claims and electronic health records.
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