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Insurance: Medicaid News
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Race, Insurance May Affect Testing of Kids in ER
Fri Oct 16, 2009, 17:00
Study finds more done for youths with chest pain who are white and have private coverage.
News Topics : Race, Kids: Misc, Insurance: Private, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicaid, Hospitals, Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc, Emergencies / First Aid
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U.S. Health Costs Will Continue to Cause Financial Pain
Wed Sep 09, 2009, 16:00
Medical services expected to take up more of the American economy in the future, experts say.
News Topics : Research & Development, Insurance: Private, Insurance: PPOs, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare, Insurance: Medicaid, Insurance: Lack Of, Insurance: HMOs, Health Costs, Health Biz: Misc, Government
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ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients
Fri Jul 31, 2009, 12:00
But government study also shows uninsured accounted for almost 1 out of 5 ER patients.
News Topics : Insurance: Private, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare, Insurance: Medicaid, Insurance: Lack Of, Hospitals, Government, Emergencies / First Aid
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Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs
Mon May 18, 2009, 16:00
Theories vary as to why, but experts say consequence can be severe.
News Topics : Women's Problems: Misc, Prescription Drugs, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare, Insurance: Medicaid, Health Costs, Drugs: Misc, Demographics, Cancer: Misc, Cancer: Breast
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Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Tue Apr 21, 2009, 09:00
Study finds these units of excellence no better, more costly, than other hospitals.
News Topics : Weight: Misc, Weight Loss, Therapy & Procedures: Misc, Surgery: Misc, Obesity, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare, Insurance: Medicaid, Hospitals
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Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care
Wed Feb 04, 2009, 16:00
Insured or not, patients forgo medical needs twice as often as others, study finds.
News Topics : Race, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare + Private Insurance, Insurance: Medicare, Insurance: Medicaid, Insurance: Lack Of, Health Costs, Cancer: Misc
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U.S. Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card
Tue Jan 13, 2009, 12:00
Lung Association report says feds and most states neglect preventing tobacco-caused illness.
News Topics : Tobacco: Misc, Tobacco: Cigarette Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Insurance: Medicare, Insurance: Medicaid, Government, Diseases & Conditions: Misc, Cancer: Misc, Cancer: Lung
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Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Tue Jan 06, 2009, 09:00
But consumers are still paying more for out-of-pocket expenses, reports say.
News Topics : Prescription Drugs, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare, Insurance: Medicaid, Heart / Stroke-Related: High Blood Pressure, Health Biz: Misc, Drugs: Misc, Diabetes: Type II, Diabetes: Misc, Aging: Misc
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Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance
Wed Dec 17, 2008, 12:00
And those transferred between facilities also had higher mortality rates, study says.
News Topics : Safety: Child, Safety & Public Health: Misc, Insurance: Private, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare + Private Insurance, Insurance: Medicaid, Insurance: Lack Of, Infant / Child Care, Hospitals, Death & Dying: Misc
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Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
Wed Nov 12, 2008, 09:00
14% for whites, 19% for blacks, 21% for Hispanics and 27% for others, study says.
News Topics : Safety & Public Health: Misc, Race, Organ Transplants, Organ Donation, Kids: Misc, Kids' Ailments, Insurance: Medicaid, Heart Attack: Management / Prevention, Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart Attack, Economic Status
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Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Tue Oct 14, 2008, 16:00
Only about half receive recommended tests for colon, breast, cervical disease, study finds.
News Topics : Therapy & Procedures: Misc, Safety & Public Health: Misc, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicaid, Doctors, Cancer: Misc, Cancer: Colon, Cancer: Cervical, Cancer: Breast, Aging: Misc
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