Despite resources, at-risk infants in US fare no better, researchers find
...untries funding levels. The availability of health insurance and the organization of physicians, clinics and hospitals influence health. And, Thompson speculates, elements beyond health care, such as the social system and society structure, may also have an influence. Though no country has consistently better...First quarter 2002 prescription drug spending: Higher again, but rate of increase drops
... consumers aged 21 to 64 years old who have health insurance through their employer or union. The survey was conducted between November 7, 2001 and November 19, 2001, using Knowledge Networks nationally representative web-enabled panel. The resulting sample consisted of 1,145 adults. Results had a +/- 3.1 p...N.C. Health Choice program boosting access to dental care for poor children, study shows
...Medicaid enrollment or to create a separate health insurance program based on a private insurance model, Mofidi said. They chose the latter as an effort to improve access to general health services ...A strong primary care system is good for a nation's health
...ost needed, a government-sponsored national health insurance or system, and low of no cost-sharing for primary care, as well as practice characteristics such as comprehensiveness of primary care services and a family orientation. "Within the past 15 years, almost all countries have undergone some type of healt...CDC report shows cancer death rates in Appalachia higher than national
...ates, but limited access to healthcare and lack of insurance probably also contribute to these high death rates, Ward said. However, she points out that other seldom mentioned reasons include the lack of medical specialists in rural areas and fear among some rural Americans of medical interventions. Ward and ...Medical mistakes under the microscope
...al officer for the Humana/Choice Care managed care insurance company; Michael Millenson, a former Chicago Tribune reporter and author of several books on health care accountability; Michael Fetters, M.D., a U-M family medicine physician who specializes in medical errors in primary care; Beverly Jones, MPH, c...Investigational mesh 'jackets' studied as an experimental therapy for heart failure
...l repair, but financial coverage was denied by her insurance plan, and when Evelyn went home to her regular physicians, they said Evelyn was too weak to undergo surgery. Unwilling to sit quietly, take her pills and give up, Evelyn opted out of her healthcare contract and re-enrolled in Medicare, which would co...Cost, availability of insurance and drugs top health care worries
BETHESDA, MD.-The public believes that health insurance and prescription drugs cost too much, but those is...e May/June 2002 survey, ahead of inadequate health insurance coverage (16 percent) and cost of drugs (9 percent). All of those numbers have shrunk from May/July ...Physical, mental health illnesses hinder low-income families' economic security
...aration of welfare assistance, Medicaid and health insurance programs have created major challenges for recipie...with 40 percent fully insured by Medicaid, private insurance or some combination of the two; 60 percent were partially or uninsured. Of the disability families, ...Puerto Rican women influenced more by quality of medical care than doctor's ethnicity
...ve Medicaid benefits and 15 percent have no health insurance whatsoever, the researchers say. Pu...le in general, are forced to rely on public health insurance programs such as Medicaid for their medical needs, according to the researchers. The disadvantage is...Emergency physicians to convene in Seattle in October
...urces, staffing shortages, and a medical liability insurance crisis. ACEP will sponsor a special briefing for the news media about the state of emergency medicine during the meeting. In addition, award-winning author, television commentator, and columnist Jeff Birnbaum will address the General Session on Sun...Making individual health insurance market work
...wmakers trying to stabilize the individual health insurance market and protect high risks don't need to look t... of the population, since it is the main source of insurance coverage for nonpoor working families whose employers don't offer insurance. The Health Insurance P...What is the best way to fund the NHS?
...d Benedict Irvine believe that the case for social insurance deserves a more serious hearing than the British g...overnment has so far given it. For example, social insurance schemes allow individuals to see clearly (usually on pay slips) how much they are paying towards car...PET/CT scanning now available at Fox Chase Cancer Center
...gy department. Currently, Medicare and most major insurance companies reimburse for PET/CT. Breast cancer cases will be covered by Medicare beginning in October, 2002....Hospital costs much higher for motorcycle crash victims who dont wear helmets
... helmet were somewhat less likely to be covered by insurance that could pay for their care, according to the pa...t those who ride without helmets should pay higher insurance premiums, as smokers and other high-risk groups do." The U-M researchers' approach differs from that...Off-the-job drinking predicts subsequent on-the-job injury for up to five years
...ng the prevention of costs for employers and their insurance providers. "This study is important for two reaso...t average rate of 2.0 was observed in the finance, insurance and real estate sector, and the highest rate of 9.3 was observed in construction. Rates are somewha...Patient race is a determinant in receiving coronary angiography referral
...alysis shows that patients who have private health insurance are more likely than uninsured patients to receive a referral. Thomas A LaVeist, PhD, a study co-author and associate professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health said, "We know from many previous s...Survey: Medicare gets higher marks from enrollees than private insurance
... employer-sponsored plans are to rate their health insurance as excellent and one-third as likely to say they couldn't get health care because of cost, according to a survey published today on the Health Affairs Web site. The findings of better satisfaction, access, and security experienced by Medicare benefi...Trauma surgeon seeks change in law that discourages counseling of problem drinkers
...alize patients and health professionals by denying insurance coverage for treatment of injuries if it is discov...w that if it is found in a patient's system, their insurance company may refuse to pay the medical bill. I was shocked to discover that this is due to a law tha...... which can progress from the dry form." Since many insurance companies don't list high-dose vitamin supplementa...gs to cover under government-subsidized or private insurance plans. We're creating models to look at this, and at the value of these treatments for eye disease."...