Use of Prostate Cancer Treatment Fell When Medicare Paid Docs Less
2010-11-03
Financial incentives influence treatment rates, study findsContinue Reading
Many Higher-Income Parents Forgoing Kids' Vaccinations: Report
2010-11-03
More outbreaks feared as immunization rates for children in commercial health plans plummetContinue Reading
Toothache More Likely to Strike Poor, Minority Kids: U.S. Study
2010-11-01
Equitable, universal dental care could help ease the disparity, researchers sayContinue Reading
Race, Income Affect Care for Ear Infections: Study
2010-11-01
White kids more likely to get medicine, see specialist, researchers findContinue Reading
Web Site for Hospital Comparisons Is Faulty: Study
2010-10-19
Data is insufficient for identifying high-quality surgical facilities, researchers sayContinue Reading
Kids' Medicaid-Covered Flu Shots Put Docs at a Loss: Study
2010-10-18
Higher reimbursement would save money overall, with more kids vaccinated, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Race, Medicaid Status Linked to Rapid Hospital Readmission
2010-10-13
Being depressed, obese, underweight, having a chronic disease also raised risk, another study foundContinue Reading
Many Kids Not Getting Recommended Care: Survey
2010-10-04
Costs prompt 1 in 8 families to forgo filling prescriptions, seeing specialistsContinue Reading
Insurance, Race and Poverty Affect Cancer Care, Researchers Report
2010-10-04
Differences in diagnosis and survival noted in three studies for cancer meetingContinue Reading
Blacks More Likely to Die in Motorcycle Crash Than Whites
2010-09-30
Despite better helmet-wearing behavior, black riders at greater risk, data showsContinue Reading
Not All Chest Pain Treated Equally in U.S. Hospitals: Study
2010-09-29
Blacks, Hispanics, uninsured seem less likely than whites to get immediate emergency room careContinue Reading
Leaving Hospice Prematurely May Hike Health Expenses
2010-09-29
ER visits, hospitalizations, home care increase the tally almost five-fold, study findsContinue Reading
New Health Reforms Take Effect
2010-09-23
Children, young adults and seriously ill are among the first to benefit from health-care overhaulContinue Reading
Health Care Reform: Employees Face Greater Cost-Sharing
2010-09-09
New law will spur changes in job-based health benefits, experts predictContinue Reading