Service That Speeds Up Breast Cancer Diagnosis Pays Off: Study
2012-10-11
Assistance from so-called ‘patient navigators’ may improve odds for survival, researchers sayContinue Reading
State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
2012-10-09
Critics worry that the push for good outcomes may reduce access to care for sickest patientsContinue Reading
Doctors Speak Out on Health Care Waste in U.S.
2012-10-03
Unneeded screening, unproven technology among culprits driving costs up by billions, report saysContinue Reading
Use of Medicare Skilled Nursing Benefit Is High at End of Life: Study
2012-10-02
Financial concerns may deter many from using hospice provision, researchers sayContinue Reading
Aging Population Poses Long-Term Challenges to U.S. Economy
2012-09-25
Report says significant changes needed to keep Medicare, Social Security healthyContinue Reading
Health Reform 2.0: Governors Pushing Back on Medicaid Expansion
2012-09-20
Opt-out in Affordable Care Act could leave millions of low-income Americans still uninsuredContinue Reading
Health Reform 2.0: States Balking at New Insurance Exchanges
2012-09-20
Affordable Care Act’s one-stop shopping for coverage won’t be in place in time in many states, experts sayContinue Reading
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
2012-09-17
But their total death rate for cancer has dropped in past 3 years, report showsContinue Reading
Medicare Gaps Leave Many With Big Bill at End of Life, Study Finds
2012-09-14
Health care spending in the final 5 years exceeds total household assets for one in four seniorsContinue Reading
Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
2012-08-08
Insurance status seems to be a better predictor of survival than race, researchers sayContinue Reading
Expanding Access to Medicaid Would Save Lives: Study
2012-07-25
Experience of states that have already done so seems to support provision of Affordable Care ActContinue Reading
More Than a Third of Births 'Unintended': CDC
2012-07-24
That number hasn’t changed since the 1980s, government report findsContinue Reading
Doctors Tend to Share Patients With Similar Colleagues
2012-07-20
Large study also found doctors’ patients share characteristics such as age, race and health conditionsContinue Reading
Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
2012-07-20
Simple measures can keep patients on track, researchers sayContinue Reading