Multiple characteristics of HAART affect adherence
... percent); number of refills (9 percent) number of insurance co-pays (9 percent), number of prescriptions (8 percent) number of medication bottles (8 percent) and the requirement of bedtime dosing (6 percent). "In the past, studies have looked primarily at one or two factors related to adherence and measured t...Study: ER could be front line for stroke prevention
...nt source of health care for people without health insurance or a regular health care provider. The new study looked at adult patients who had an episode of active AF diagnosed by electro-cardiogram (EKG) in a six-month period in one of three emergency departments in tertiary-care hospitals: UMHS, St. Joseph M...Seeing into the Alzheimers brain
...ients with suspected Alzheimer's disease, and that insurance companies will begin to pay for their members to have PET scans for this purpose. He also foresees that the number of hospitals with PET scanners will continue to grow, as the usefulness of the scanners in diagnosing many diseases is proven. In the ...Occasional lack of health insurance results in less preventive care
People with even short breaks in their health insurance coverage are less likely to seek crucial preventiv... 1996, researchers found that intermittent lack of insurance coverage resulted in lower use of clinical preventive services. Particularly lacking: cholesterol te...Millions of Americans are failing to get recommended health care
...bably don't realize that those who purchase health insurance on their behalf are not paying for quality care." The study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, follows two recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports that found the nation's health care delivery system falling far short in its ability to...Study shows faceguards, safety balls cut number of Little League injuries
...onal safety equipment and comparing that data with insurance records of who suffered serious injuries, Marshall...nd 4,233 injuries serious enough to have warranted insurance compensation and an injury rate of just over 28 per 100,000 player-seasons. Faceguards, which are ei...Vaccine shortage study exposes nations 'patchwork' system
... in the study, also buy vaccine for children whose insurance doesn't cover vaccines. None of the states in the study is a "universal purchase vaccine" state, meaning that the state government purchases vaccine that is provided to all children, including those with private insurance. Only 14 U.S. states have u...In Health Affairs interview, Breaux outlines plan to cover uninsured
...new proposal requiring all Americans to buy health insurance coverage, with a subsidy for low-income people, would replace employer-sponsored health insurance "over time," Sen. John Breaux (D-La.), says in an interview published today on the Health Affairs We...Health Affairs forum explores new hospital-tier insurance plans
...ve money if they choose lower-cost hospitals under insurance plans that offer "tiers" of provider networks with...n Americans enrolled in such tiered network health insurance products. Employers and insurers are increasingly moving to such plans in response to growing hospi...Racial differences in pain treatment found
...t majority of all the patients surveyed had health insurance and prescription drug coverage, African Americans were more likely to be covered by Medicaid, and reported more difficulties in affording or paying for their health care in the past year. The survey asked patients about their perceptions of how well...Marked improvement in heart attack care seen in 33-hospital study
...s were included, and patients had various forms of insurance about 70 percent were on Medicare. The ACC Michigan Chapter team is leading the GAP project for acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack; other national projects focus on heart failure in Oregon and unstable angina in Alabama. The ACC chose Eagl...Uninsured cancer patients receive less care
...ients undergoing treatment each year had no health insurance coverage. While uninsured cancer patients rece...cancer patients under age sixty-five lacked health insurance coverage, while 10 percent of whites and 14 percent of blacks in the same age group lacked coverage....Nationwide improvement in nursing home care not likely, despite some changes
...fficient to mitigate litigation and make liability insurance available on an affordable basis is an empirical question we will not be able to answer for at least another year or two," noted Dr. Polivka and colleagues. Dr. Polivka argues that the tort protection is only the first phase of long-term care reform ...Racial, economic disparities seen in kids' vision care
...ng school-aged children according to gender, race, insurance status and family income. They will outline their ...cluded information on children's age, gender race, insurance status, family income, health status, and recent medical care. The study focused on children between...Health is key to maintaining wealth for seniors
...nding: private, supplementary insurance can help take the sting out o...ples with supplemental health insurance are 15 percent less likely to deplete more than a half of their wealth. ...Graduation may be hazardous to your health
...t go on to college will have a time without health insurance in the first year after graduation. Young adults a...ten dropped from their parents' policies or public insurance programs at age 19, or when they graduate from college, and then struggle to find jobs with health b...Urban children's low perceptions of health could hinder educational success
...parent to child, employment, family income, health insurance and school connectedness were significantly associated with the health-related quality of life total score. "As early as the 2nd grade, these young, urban children rate their health-related quality of life below that of children with known, chronic p...Patients lose access to neurological care, according to survey
..." to "very" important. Reasons cited for changing insurance companies within the last two years were insurance premium increases and insurance companies' failure or withdrawal from the market. Medical liability ...Government regulations contribute to medical debt of uninsured and underinsured
...oviders to bill the uninsured more than those with insurance for the same service. Federal fraud and abuse laws and Medicare rules designed to prevent overbilling may have the unintended effect of discouraging health care providers from offering reduced-cost or free care to patients. In part because of these r...U-M study: Physicians perceive health care cost savings line pockets of insurance companies
...proach would go toward the profits and salaries of insurance companies and their executives and not to improved clinical services or reduced insurance premiums for patients. "Health care inflation has reared its ugly head again. We thought we had it u...