Study links three key variables to higher rural mortality rates in US
Credit: Health Affairs Since the 1980s, the all-cause mortality rate in the U.S for rural residents has exceeded that of ...
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IU study looks at the effect of Medicaid expansion on the SUD treatment workforce
Credit: Indiana University Lawmakers have focused a great deal of attention on alleviating the opioid public health crisis, while at ...
HIV outcomes improved by state-purchased insurance plans, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Health insurance purchased by state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs for people living with HIV ...
Freestanding emergency departments may increase out-of-pocket spending for patients
Study analyzed freestanding emergency departments in four states, including ArizonaCredit: The University of Arizona Health Sciences PHOENIX - With emergency ...
Does Medicaid managed care impact obstetrical care and birth outcomes?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 20, 2019--A new study shows that among a set of ...
Lyme disease claim lines increased 117% from 2007 to 2018
FAIR Health study uncovers geographic, age and gender variationCredit: @FAIRHealth NEW YORK, NY--December 10, 2019--From 2007 to 2018, claim lines ...
Medicaid expansion doubled access to primary care, increased attention to health risks
Less reliance on emergency care, more discussions about healthy behaviors and use of preventive care seen in survey of low-income ...
Study prompts call for disaster-specific pharmacy legislation
Credit: QUT media Pharmacists caught up in the Australian bushfire crisis are being hampered from providing timely and effective treatment ...
AI for longevity and longevity policy and governance summits at King’s College London
The biogerontology research foundation announces its strategic support of two longevity-themed summits being held at King's College London on Nov. ...
Study: Tradeoffs between commute time, safety
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Urban commuters may be less likely to encounter automobile accidents if ...
Health care intervention: Treating high-need, high-cost patients
Study found focusing on patients' values instead of problems offered better resultsCredit: University of Houston In crisis and with nowhere ...
Distributing essential medicines for free resulted in a 44% increase in adherence
Study also found some improved health outcomes with free distribution of essential medicinesCredit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO - A new ...
Ultrasound yields similar cancer detection rates after digital mammography, tomosynthesis
Dense breast ultrasound screening after digital mammography -- versus after digital breast tomosynthesis--yielded 'no significant difference' in additional cancer detection ...
Nonphysician providers rarely interpret diagnostic imaging — except radiography, fluoroscopy
American Journal of Roentgenology researchers studying more than two decades of Medicare claims discover nurse practitioners and physician assistants rarely ...
More heart attacks and strokes when cholesterol-lowering prescription rejected or unfilled
Credit: The FH Foundation Individuals at high risk for cardiovascular events, including those with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) or atherosclerotic heart ...
In the Global South less than one-third of high blood pressure patients treated
International research team with Göttingen and Heidelberg participation finds inadequate careCredit: Heidelberg University Healthcare in low- and middle-income countries is ...
Health insurance idea born at U-M could help millions of Americans spend less
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR--Millions of Americans with chronic conditions could save money on the drugs and medical services they ...
Insurance linked to hospitals’ decision to transfer kids with mental health emergencies
A national study finds children without insurance who seek treatment for a mental health disorder in the emergency department (ED) ...
Dartmouth study examines association between care management and outcomes in Medicare ACOs
A new study from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, published this week in JAMA Network Open, ...
Knowing BRCA status associated with better breast cancer outcomes even without surgery
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Ashkenazi Jewish women have a 1-in-40 chance of carrying the BRCA mutation and these ...