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Docs Under-Utilizing CT Scans in Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a severe, life-threatening presentation resulting from many different clinical conditions. Because treatment and management vary significantly by the underlying cause, computed tomography (CT) imaging studies are necessary to distinguish among the potential pathologies. In a Continue Reading …
The ACA Has Worked for Young Adults
Back in 2010, The Affordable Care Act passed with the intention of expanding healthcare coverage to those who were most impacted by an inability to afford insurance or to receive coverage through their employers. Young adults suffer from lack of Continue Reading …
Immigrants’ Premiums Exceed Expenditures
The narrative supported by the Trump administration emphasizes a potential drain that immigrants create on the U.S. economy, especially health care resources. However, previous studies of immigrants’ contributions to Medicare have indicated that immigrants pay more into the system than Continue Reading …
Who Sets the Price?
Rapid rises in healthcare spending are no secret; the major contributors include pharmaceutical prices, biotechnological advances, and administrative expenses. But a group of 31 people might also wield more power than you might expect. In 1992, the Centers for Medicare Continue Reading …
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