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CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test
Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that even though Medicare, the United...
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Medicaid Paid Almost $200 Million On Unapproved Drugs
Federal data revealed that Medicaid paid out more than $200 million for drugs that had never...
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Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Riskier Than Actos
Older diabetics taking Avandia may face higher risk of heart
failure and death than those taking...
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Medicare Plans Cost a Lot, Offer Little, Study Says
According to studies published on Monday, private health
insurance plans, which server roughly a...
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It’s High Time You Chose Your Part D Plan
Until December 31, Medicare Part D is offering an “open-enrollment” period, meaning that seniors...
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Universal Health Coverage, In Discussion
As medicine, technology and science advance at a very fast rate, medical breakthroughs now happen...
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It’s Medicare Season
Medicare changes its covered medicines and their prices every year. Thus, senior citizens must...
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Seniors Urged To Enroll In Next Year’s Drug Plan
The period for enrollment into next year’s Medicare drug plan started yesterday and people are...
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Enrollment for Next Year’s Medicare Started
Enrollment for Medicare 2009 started Saturday. People 65 years of age or older who did not sign up...
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Seniors Urged To Enroll In Drug Plan
The period for enrollment into next year’s Medicare drug plan started yesterday and people are...
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Enrollment For Medicare’s Prescription Drug Plans Starts Today
It’s time for you to decide on a Medicare’s prescription drug plan! The enrollment period started...
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Medicare Customers Should Review Their Drug Plan
The Medicare Rights Center advises all of Medicare customers to review their drug plan for 2009 in...
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Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device
Intel has initiated pilot programs to examine a home health laptop, application, and database...
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US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over 3 Decades
A study presented Sunday at the American Heart Association
meeting in New Orleans revealed that...
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Intel Launches Its Health-Monitoring Device, Health Guide PHS6000
Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in July this
year, Intel’s Health Guide...
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Premium Increase For Medicare Part D Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans
According to the Prima Council on Aging, there are no less than 58 Medicare Advantage Plans for the...
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Barack Obama Wins: Will He Keep His Promises about the Health Reform?
Barack Obama has promised major changes to U.S. health care, pledging to create a new national...
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Many U.S. Patient Aren’t Satisfied With Their Care
A good number of patients are contended with the care they receive when hospitalized but many are...
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Update: Survey Shows Many US Hospitals Get Low Scores On Pain Management
In an attempt to provide a portrait of
patients’ experiences in US hospitals, a team of...
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U. S. Presidential Nominees’ Health-Care Plans: Behind The Scenes
Over the
past month, there has been much ado about the United States presidential
nominees’ views...
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Medicaid Spending Expected to Rise to $674 by 2017
Federal and state Medicaid spending is
expected to grow annually at a rate of 7.9 percent over the...
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Update: White House Rivals’ Debate On U.S. Health Care
Health care ranks are among the leading topic for voters according to recent polls, and both...
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Obama Continues Attack On Rival McCain’s Heath Care Plan
Barack Obama expanded his critique of presidential rival John McCain's healthcare proposal,...
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Obama Ad Takes Aim At McCain’s Health Care Plan
The
Democratic Party’s presidential nominee Barack Obama is preparing to launch, as
part of his...
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HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality Study Released
Analyzing 17 procedures undergone at 5,000 US hospitals from
2005 to 2007, HealthGrades, a leader...
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Heart Patients Don’t Get the Recommended Tests before Angioplasty
Less than half of all Americans who undergo
non-emergency artery-opening procedures for heart...
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John McCain and Barack Obama on the Improvement of Health
One has to attentively analyze what the two candidates have to offer in their programs. John McCain...
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Census: 1 in 6 People Living in the US Lacked Health Insurance in 2005
Health insurance continues to be a major problem for
Americans, according to a report released...
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Medicare Won’t Pay For Certain Hospital Errors Anymore
Medicare, the government insurance program for the elderly and disabled, will stop paying hospitals...
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Leading Emory Psychiatrist ‘Fails’ to Report $1.2 Million of Drug Income
Emory University psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff has been accused of not reporting almost half of the...
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