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National Study Shows Majority Of Self-Harming Adolescents Don't Receive A Mental Health Assessment During Emergency Room Visit
01 February 2012
A national study of Medicaid data shows most young people who present to emergency departments with deliberate self-harm are discharged to the community, without receiving an emergency mental health assessment... [read article]

Going To Physician Visits With Older Loved Ones Could Improve Care
25 January 2012
Family companions who routinely accompany older adults to physician office visits could be helpful to health care quality improvement efforts, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health... [read article]

Medicare Plans Recruit Healthy Seniors By Offering Gym Benefits
13 January 2012
Because healthy enrollees cost them less, Medicare Advantage plans would profit from selecting seniors based on their health, but Medicare strictly forbids practices such as denying coverage based on existing conditions... [read article]

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11 January 2012

Dilated Eye Exams For Medicare Beneficiaries Cost Effective, USA
ED Eye Care In Florida - A Payment Review
06 January 2012

Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Continuous Health Coverage Essential For Patients Managing Diabetes
04 January 2012

Study Of Medicare Patients With PAD Helps Consumers Navigate Medical Provider And Treatment Choice
03 January 2012

"It's The Economy" - Say Medicare Beneficiaries
26 December 2011

High-Risk Pregnancies - Telemedicine Can Save $186 Million In Medicaid Expenditure
22 December 2011

Medicare And Private Insurance Spending Similar Throughout Texas
21 December 2011

The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics Advocates For Expanded Nutritional Coverage Under Medicare
16 December 2011

Overall Hospital Admission Rates In US Linked With High Rates Of Readmission
14 December 2011

Not All NJ Youngsters Are Equal When It Comes To Use Of Dental Services
09 December 2011

First-Of-Its-Kind Study Finds Public Health Insurance Coverage For Infants Is More Comprehensive And Costs Less Than Private Plans
08 December 2011

Many Women Not Receiving Recommended Breast Cancer Adjuvant Treatment
05 December 2011

High Level Of Waste In Health Spending, Says Medicare And Medicaid Boss
02 December 2011

Younger Americans' Health Disparity Gets Worse
01 December 2011

Nation's For-Profit Nursing Homes Provide Poor Quality Of Care, Low Staffing
30 November 2011

Obesity Counseling - Medicare To Add Coverage
29 November 2011

Economic Savings With Tobacco Control Programs
26 November 2011

Statement On Dr. Donald Berwick's Departure As Administrator Of The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services
19 November 2011

Free Guided Care Training And Tools Available For Accountable Care Organizations Seeking To Be Part Of Medicare Shared Savings Program
16 November 2011

"Don't Force Healthcare On Us" Say American People
15 November 2011

Heart Failure A Greater Risk For Low-Income Older Adults
The Future Of Kidney Disease Care
11 November 2011

Sicker Adults With A Medical Home Fare Better
07 November 2011

Affordable Care Act Saves Over $1.2 Billion For Seniors, USA
04 November 2011

Study Finds No Savings From Using Commercial Disease-Management Programs For Medicare Patients
31 October 2011

No Link Found Between Elderly Patient Activity And Hospital Falls
28 October 2011

Policymakers Should Prepare For Major Uncertainties With Medicaid Expansion
19 October 2011

Attack On Red Tape To Save $5 Billion On US Health Care Bill In 5 Years, Says Obama Administration
Hospitalization For Heart Failure Among Medicare Patients Has Declined Substantially
18 October 2011

Fewer Medicare Heart Failure Patients Hospitalized
17 October 2011

Increased Pediatric Emergency Department Visits For Psychiatric Care
15 October 2011

Administration Drops Americans' Insurance For Long-term Care, Key Component Of Health Overhaul Law
Review Your Health & Drug Coverage Options Carefully, Medicare Beneficiaries Told
10 October 2011

Improving Health Care For The Vulnerable - Uninsured, Low-Income, And Minorities In The US
07 October 2011

Free Preventive Benefits Used By More People Since Affordable Care Act
Third Of Senior Medicare Beneficiaries Undergo Unnecessary Surgeries Shortly Before Dying
Variations Between Advance Directives And Medicare End-Of-Life Costs Across The USA
05 October 2011

Advance Directives Related To Use Of Palliative Care, Lower Medicare End-Of-Life Spending
Payer Status Often Determines Nursing Home Hospitalizations
Long-Term Institutionalization After Hospital Stay A Risk For Medicare Patients
30 September 2011

In The Last 90 Days Of Life, Dementia Patients Face Burdensome Transitions
25 September 2011

Rise In Prostate Biopsy Complications And High Post-Procedure Hospitalization Rate
14 September 2011

American College Of Physicians Offers Menu Of Options To Substantially Lower Federal Health Care Spending And Promote High Value Care
12 September 2011

Lower Quality Of Lung Cancer Care Delivered By Hospitals Of Last Resort
26 August 2011

Loss Of Health Insurance Through Unemployment Means Many Skip Needed Health Care
23 August 2011

Only 1 In 5 Medicaid-Covered Kids In Ohio Finish Antidepressant Treatment
22 August 2011

Complexity Of Choices In Medicare Advantage Program May Overwhelm Some American Seniors
20 August 2011

ValueOptions® Partners With Audax Health™ To Launch Personal Health Management Pilot For Medicaid Beneficiaries
Myths And Realities About Medicare's Competitive Bidding Program For Home Medical Equipment And Services
Medicare Managed Care Plans Can Control Health Market Costs
Seniors May Be Overwhelmed By Complex Choices In Medicare Advantage Program
18 August 2011

Many Medicare Patients May Discontinue Medications Following Reduced Drug Funding
16 August 2011

Donut Hole Doubles Risk Of Medicare Beneficiary Discontinuing Medication
12 August 2011

AAHC Praises Move To Clarify Medicare Payment Guidelines For Clinical Trials
10 August 2011

US Sovereign Rating Downgrade Not To Affect Not-for-profit Health Care Sector, Standard & Poor's
09 August 2011

Man With Breast Cancer Denied Government Medical Insurance
U-M Saves Medicare More Than $22 Million By Improving Preventive Care, Chronic Illness Care
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