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Insurance: Medicare + Private Insurance News
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Living Healthily on Less
Sun Jul 05, 2009, 09:00
Even when budgets are tight, experts say, health and fitness need not suffer.
News Topics : Insurance: Medicare + Private Insurance, Health Costs, Food & Nutrition: Misc, Fitness: Misc, Exercise: Misc, Drugs: Misc, Doctors
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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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Medicare Drug Plan 'Doughnut Hole' Could Impact Seniors' Health
Tue Feb 03, 2009, 12:00
Lack of coverage can spur cutbacks in necessary prescriptions, study finds
News Topics : Safety & Public Health: Misc, Prescription Drugs, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare + Private Insurance, Insurance: Medicare, Health Costs, Government, Aging: Misc
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Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet
Fri Jan 30, 2009, 09:00
Study says initiatives should target both coverage and access to health care.
News Topics : Safety: Child, Safety & Public Health: Misc, Kids: Misc, Insurance: Private, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare + Private Insurance, Insurance: Medicare, Insurance: Lack Of, Government
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Skyrocketing Health-Care Costs Could Double Premiums for Many Americans
Wed Jan 28, 2009, 12:00
Report says waste, inefficiencies need to be cut out of system in coming years.
News Topics : Prescription Drugs, Insurance: Private, Insurance: PPOs, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare + Private Insurance, Insurance: HMOs, Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield, Health Costs, Health Biz: 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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CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60
Thu May 15, 2008, 14:00
ZOSTAVAX could prevent two thirds of shingles cases, expert says.
News Topics : Vaccines, Skin Disorders: Misc, Insurance: Private, Insurance: Misc, Insurance: Medicare + Private Insurance, Insurance: Medicare, Health Costs, Chickenpox, Centers for Disease Control, Aging: Misc
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Today's Top News Stories | • | Ginkgo Won't Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke in Elderly - Nov 24, 2009, 16:00
But the herbal supplement may help ward off peripheral artery disease, researchers say. | • | Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds - Nov 24, 2009, 16:00
Focus on toys that pose choking hazard, are too loud, or contain dangerous chemicals. | • | Chronic Pain Trips Up Seniors - Nov 24, 2009, 16:00
Discomfort contributes to the falls that plague older adults, study finds. | • | Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 24, 2009 - Nov 24, 2009, 11:14
- Constipation
- Healthy Volunteers (Ages 18-65)
- Type 2 Diabetes
| • | Angioplasty Outcomes May Vary Little Between Hospitals - Nov 24, 2009, 16:00
In-hospital death rates didn't differ greatly between high- and low-volume centers, study found. |
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