Economist: Cuba's state-run baseball doesn't go to bat for players
...jor Leagues, clubs in the biggest cities have more revenue opportunities and usually get pricier players. "In a market-driven league, talent goes to the team that is most willing to pay for it, which is usually related to its fan base." Baird said. "In Cuba, it goes to the team that has a larger population....States find alternate routes to health coverage
...r expand coverage. In some cases, states found new revenue sources to increase health care coverage. Residents in several states approved ballot initiatives to increase tobacco taxes to support health initiatives. Other states continued to reach out to the private-sector to build partnerships, with many seek...Moving admitted ER patients into inpatient beds faster could significantly increase hospital revenue
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... if these admissions generate at least as much net revenue as other hospitalizations. In this situation, providing reimbursement for improved discharge prescribing patterns could motivate hospitals to encourage physicians to optimize discharge medications," Califf said. "Without additional resources, phy...PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC receives FDA approval for Plenaxis
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...sts will compete against each other for scarce NHS revenue on the basis of price, and will find themselves driven to select patients, treatments, and services on the basis of financial risk rather than healthcare needs, say the authors. The bill will lead to multiple systems of care in England with access to...Yale expert warns children may lead shorter lives than their parents because of obesity
...promotions for healthy eating, and offset the lost revenue suffered by schools that stop selling soft drinks and snack food....African-Americans willing to shoulder higher cigarette taxes
...ecreases smoking prevalence rates and can generate revenue for tobacco cessation and prevention programs," says King. King is co-author of the article, "African Americans' Attitudes Toward Cigarette Excise Taxes," scheduled to appear in the May issue of the American Journal of Public Health. His co...Nationwide improvement in nursing home care not likely, despite some changes
...icies have affected skilled nursing facility (SNF) revenue and residents characteristics in Florida during the 1990s. They found that pro-profit SNFs maximized their revenues by admitting fewer Medicaid paying residents, whereas nonprofit facilities increased their percentage of Medicaid admissions....Judging performance impact of IT: Don't overlook actual usage, says O.R. study
...ating patients; and two measures of profitability, revenue per admission and revenue per day. The research took the form of a longitudinal study of a health care system comprising eight...ORNL sees increase in sales of radioisotope to fight cancer
...Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), although overall revenue from radioisotopes declined. Demand for actinium-2...0 mCi) from $295,241 (44,777 mCi) in 1999. Overall revenue for radioisotopes for fiscal year 2000 is projected to be about $2 million, down 11 percent from 199...Eastman gives Clemson University $38 million fiber technology
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