ESA contribution to International Polar Year 2007-2008
...its disposal satellite measurements offering broad coverage of the polar regions and thus opening up new scientific possibilities. The last International Polar Year was in 1957-1958 and provided the foundation for much of the polar science knowledge we have today. Given the important role polar regions pla...Sick teens in crisis: Organ transplant patients may die when insurance for medicine runs out
...tients who lose their federally provided insurance coverage are more likely to stop taking necessary anti-reje...lacks medical coverage. Even when families do have coverage after a transplant, it runs out 36 to 44 months post-transplant or when the child reaches adulthood....Teens may lose transplanted organs when insurance runs out
...lant patients in the U.S. who lose their insurance coverage are more likely to stop taking necessary anti-reje...s no matter if they have adequate health insurance coverage because of co-payment obligations." If families can not afford medicine, it can mean losing the t...Absence of health insurance coverage costs $1.47B in Maryland
...r and Underserved. 'The lack of health insurance coverage carries serious financial consequences, both for individuals and Maryland as a whole. Our study provides detailed estimates of the magnitude of the costs of having an uninsured population,' said Hugh Waters, PhD, a health economist in the Bloomberg S...Americans fear decline in US performance in math and science
...ndings of the poll include: 70% want more media coverage of science and research 67% see science as very important to the U.S. standard of living 67% see scientific research as very important in addressing global warming and 61% in eliminating poverty and hunger around the world Its clear that Ameri...Many people with MS report financial strain related to health care
A Harvard-based study of insurance coverage involving a nationwide sampling of people with mul...t some health insurance, which is a higher rate of coverage than that of the general population, which for all ages is about 86%. However, there is a high leve...Media coverage of autism differs dramatically
...ith those issues. Instead, 48 percent of the media coverage dealt with environmental causes of autism, particularly the childhood MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella that was once linked with autism in a widely refuted study. Only 13 percent of published research was about environmental triggers of aut...U-M, Harvard team propose way to make the most of health dollars
...in health insurance premiums, or trying to provide coverage to more employees to make their workplace more attractive, Fendrick says, the VBID principle could help provide a solution. "We can't expand coverage, or maintain it at current levels, without dealing with the cost of care. VBID is a "fiscally respon...Comprehensive reforms to move toward patient-centered care released by ACP
...lth insurance coverage, with the goal of providing coverage to all Americans. "By definition, a health care...47 million Americans who now lack health insurance coverage are much less likely to have a regular source of care, never mind having access to physician practic...Study suggests hip fractures not caused by benzodiazepine use after all
...uary 2006, benzodiazepines have been excluded from coverage through the Medicare Part D drug benefit. Hip fra...ly terminated, as may be the case when people lose coverage of a drug, negative effects can occur, such as withdrawal reactions, seizures, emergency department ...Study finds major variation in Medicare Rx drug costs
...f their annual income to pay for prescription drug coverage premiums and co-pays, while someone taking the sam...t D benefit has helped many seniors by giving drug coverage to those who previously had none, but the level of variation among the lowest-cost plans is far grea...Better review of new technology is needed to reduce health costs
...ood and Drug Administration approval and insurance coverage are met," she says. Using cardiac computed tomogr...n over time must be incorporated into approval and coverage decisions. "Including evidence-based decision-making in the healthcare coverage process would ens...New Congress should focus on covering the uninsured, reducing health costs, according to new survey
New York City, January 8, 2007 -- Expanding coverage for the uninsured should be the top health care pr...eaders agree on the importance of expanding health coverage for the uninsured and, in large part, on the approaches that would be effective in expanding coverag...Over 200 million children under age 5 failing to reach their potential in cognitive development
...nvincing evidence of cost effectiveness, programme coverage is low. To achieve the Millennium Development Goals of reducing poverty and ensuring primary school completion for girls and boys, governments and civil society should consider expanding high quality, early child development programmes."...Ethnic disparities in alcohol services: financial and logistical barriers are key
... States have some of the lowest rates of insurance coverage of all ethnic groups. Our findings, if supported in other research, would point to the value of expanding access to public programs and public insurance plans, such as Medicaid, to a broader segment of the minority population." Mulia agrees. "Kee...Are one-third of costly implanted heart devices unnecessary? New study suggests yes
...by the Food and Drug Administration and to receive coverage by Medicare and other insurers. In fact, in 2004...D is still not standard practice, despite Medicare coverage for one form of the test. Chan, Chow and their colleagues hope that their study -- and larger stu...UCLA study finds a need for services that help homeless youth obtain health insurance
...indings suggest that facilitating health insurance coverage for them may lead to increased use of outpatient care services, which may prevent costly emergency room services for conditions that could have been treated in the outpatient setting. There is a need for interventions geared toward this group in fac...Capture study shows safety of carotid stenting in 'real-world' setting
...for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand coverage for carotid stenting. For now, Medicare coverage is available only for patients who are at high risk for surgery and have symptoms before the procedu...More people in US dealing with financial burden of health care costs
...ined the net impact of various trends in costs and coverage and changes in benefits on the percentage of family income devoted to insurance and medical care expenditures among the nonelderly population. The researchers analyzed data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys of 1996 and 2003, which are nation...UCSF pharmacy school receives major grant from Amgen Foundation for Medicare Part D outreach
...gs, co-pay amounts, monthly premiums, deductibles, coverage in the "coverage gap," and prior authorization process. The UCSF School of Pharmacy is the top-ranked pharmacy school in the United States, as measured independently by academic quality and perception, funding, and publications....