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| MED | Uninsurance Among Full-time, Low-income Workers Jumped 35 Percent in a Decade
The proportion of low income workers who were uninsured increased from 26 percent in 1996 to 34.5 percent by 2006. The average household income for a family in 2006 was $40,888. | 16-Aug-2009
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| MED | Sexual Minorities More Likely to Seek Mental Health Services
Lesbians, gays and bisexuals are twice as likely as heterosexual men and women to seek help from mental health professionals.
BMC Psychiatry | 14-Aug-2009
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| MED | Radiation Therapy Equipment Use Rates Are Far Less than the 90 Percent Proposed by Medicare, According to New Survey
Actual utilization rates for radiation therapy equipment used in freestanding cancer treatment centers are closer to the current assumed rate of 50 percent, not 90 percent as proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule for 2010. The actual rates were revealed in a new survey by dmrkynetec that was commissioned by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). | 14-Aug-2009
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| MED | Investments to Stretch Health Care Dollars
Because of the costs, many Americans are thinking twice before seeking health care or filling a prescription. Even people with health insurance are paying more as premiums rise and employers pay less of the bill. | 13-Aug-2009
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| LIF | ACNM Endorses Health Care Reform Legislation in the House of Representatives -- America's Affordable Health Choice Act (H.R. 3200)
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is pleased to announce its endorsement of America’s Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R.3200). H.R. 3200 takes positive steps toward ACNM’s seven principles of health reform,
particularly universal coverage, the reduction of health disparities, and the improvement of maternal and infant health. | 11-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Men’s Masculinity Beliefs Are a Barrier to Preventative Healthcare
Middle-aged men who strongly idealize masculinity are almost 50 percent less likely than other men to seek preventative healthcare services, according to a study—the first population-based analysis of men’s masculinity beliefs and preventative healthcare compliance—to be presented at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. (Embargo expired on 10-Aug-2009 at 17:30 ET.)
American Sociological Association’s 104th Annual Meeting | 10-Aug-2009
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| MED | Doctors’ Opinions Not Always Welcome in Life Support Decisions
Some caregivers of critical care patients prefer doctors to keep their opinions on life support decisions to themselves, according to new research that challenges long-held beliefs in the critical care community.
Am. J. of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 15-Aug-2009 | 10-Aug-2009
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| MED | Mental Illness Was the Costliest Condition Between 1996 and 2006
The number of Americans under care for depression and other mental illnesses nearly doubled between 1996 and 2006, and the overall cost of treating them jumped by nearly two-thirds. | 10-Aug-2009
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| MED | Maltreated Young Adults Not Receiving Needed Mental Health Services
Mental health problems among young adults suspected of being maltreated as youths often go untreated as they transition to adulthood, according to a study by researchers at RTI International.
Psychiatric Services, Aug-2009 | 07-Aug-2009
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| MED | Guided Care Reduces Cost of Health Care for Older Persons with Chronic Conditions
The nation’s sickest and most expensive patients need fewer health care resources and cost insurers less when they are closely supported by a nurse-physician primary care team that tracks their health and offers regular support, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. A randomized controlled trial found patients in a primary care enhancement program called “Guided Care” cost health insurers 11 percent less than patients in the control groups. (Embargo expired on 07-Aug-2009 at 00:00 ET.)
Am. J. of Managed Care | 07-Aug-2009
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