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Moving from Fee for Services

Editor’s note: It is critically important that we move the reimbursement system from fee for services to fee for care. A movement in that direction is bundled services, but it has to be more than that....

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Heart and Stroke Risk Factors

Psoriasis is a risk factor for heart attack, stroke Psoriasis may raise the risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular problems, likely through a shared inflammatory response, Danish...

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Studies: Intense Treatment Doesn’t Help Diabetics

Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart...

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The Slaughter Solution: Bending the Rules Beyond Belief

March 15, 2010 To: Interested Parties From: Ranking Republican David Dreier (R-San Dimas, CA) Subject: The Slaughter Solution: Bending the Rules Beyond Belief The Democratic Majority has a problem with...

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To Err is Human — Some Tools to Help

Hospitals are changing culture of handling medical errors Assessing blame for medical errors is difficult, and hospitals are looking to see if their own systems may be partly responsible when providers...

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Blood Pressure and Obesity

Lowering BP reduces health risks at all weight levels Data from the Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study showed lowering blood pressure reduced the risk of vascular disease and stroke...

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How are They Going to Attempt to Pass Health Reform

Editor’s note: The big fear of the House Democrats: if the Senate requires the original bill to be signed into law before it will vote on the side car, is it possible that the side car does not get...

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What Does Competition in Health Care Mean

With Washington placing insurers in their cross-hairs and proclaiming that there isn’t enough competition among insurers, I wonder if the public has thought about what more competition among health...

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Labor Force Participation Rates: The Population Age 55 and Older, 2008

Editor’s note: the story goes on (if you go to the link) to talk about the impact health care costs are having in keeping people in the workforce longer. —— According to findings from the 2009 EBRI/MGA...

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