George Mason University to teach communities collaborative approach to financing health
Model helps reduce costs and improve health by channeling investment 'upstream'Credit: George Mason University Research shows that investments in housing, ...
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Silver loading and switching: Unintended consequences of pulling health policy levers
PITTSBURGH, June 20, 2019 - A move by the White House in 2017--decried by many health policy analysts as an ...
Using data to decide when to transfer patients by medical helicopter
Patients could someday benefit from nursing study on whether emergency helicopter transfers are always necessary between hospitals CLEVELAND--The increased use ...
ACR applauds bipartisan legislation to improve prior authorization oversight and use
Rheumatology leaders join a coalition of national medical specialties in urging congress to protect patients from prior authorization requirements in ...
‘Law as Data’ explores radical leap for legal analysis
Note on glyphs -- The SFI Press's "complexity alphabet " consists of 26 typographical symbols, designed by Brian Williams of ...
Prescription drug costs steadily soar, yet price transparency is lacking
Scripps Research analyzed pharmacy insurance claims from over 35 million Americans, finding 'continual, marked, annual increases' of popular brand-name drugs, ...
First states to expand Medicaid saw larger screening rate increases
Extending rates to non-expansion states would have led to 355,184 additional screenings A new study examining Medicaid expansion and cancer ...
For-profit dialysis provider charges private insurers 4 times more than government payers
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS Private insurers covering people receiving treatment for dialysis paid four times more than government insurance programs ...
Opioid doctor and pharmacy ‘shoppers’ may also shop at home, study finds
Insurance records reveal patterns of opioid prescribing to patients whose family members seek opioids from multiple sources and fill them ...
Nurse care coordinators are key to success of patient-centered medical home programs
Credit: George Mason University Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) programs include a team of primary care providers that manage patient care ...
Stark racial, financial divides found in opioid addiction treatment
Sharp growth in appointments for buprenorphine prescriptions mainly involved white patients; and three-quarters of prescriptions go to those who pay ...
Diabetes complications soar in the US, but not Canada, as teenagers become young adults
Research by international team finds that Canada's health care system prevents diabetic ketoacidosis among young people better than the U.S.' ...
Study examines private insurance claims for naloxone prescriptions
Bottom Line: A study based on a national database of private insurance claims suggests few patients at high risk of opioid ...
Research suggests strategy for more equitable Medicare reimbursement
Credit: SLU submitted photo Those who were enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid were sicker, had more cognitive impairments and ...