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Category: Health reform
Mammography, but at what age?
In November, major news networks, ethicists, medical professionals, and the public alike were buzzing with surprise in response to newly released recommendations by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) regarding screening mammography for the prevention of breast cancer. Continue Reading …
Why we can’t wait until 2014
This study analyzes data from the RAND Corporation’s Health and Retirement Study conducted from years 1992 through 2006. The authors sought to compare their data with the claims of other researchers which estimated that anywhere from between 50-62 percent of Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2010
A Health Reform Odyssey Many would say that the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States was predicated on one major factor – the faltering American economy. Accounting for one-sixth of this massive economy (roughly Continue Reading …
Public Option, Private effects
A recent analysis funded by the insurance industry predicts tough financial times for hospitals if a public insurance option results in significant crowd out of traditionally higher-paying private insurance. In the absence of crowd out, hospitals will have improved revenues. Continue Reading …
Health (Insurance) Reform
A recently released policy brief discusses the bills currently floating through Congress with intentions of reforming the American health care system. Last week, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi introduced the combined health reform bill named the Continue Reading …
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