Category «Medicine»

Externalities and Taxation of Supplemental Insurance: A Study of Medicare and Medigap

Externalities and Taxation of Supplemental Insurance: A Study of Medicare and Medigap – Marika Cabral, Neale Mahoney. December 23, 2013. “Most health insurance policies use cost-sharing to reduce excess utilization. The purchase of supplemental insurance can blunt the impact of this cost-sharing, potentially increasing utilization and exerting a negative externality on the primary insurance provider. This paper estimates …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

Women at high risk for breast cancer now to receive some drugs free under Affordable Care Act

HHS news release: “Based on a robust review of the evidence, an independent panel of experts known as the United States Preventive Services Task Force – or USPSTF – recently recommended that clinicians offer to prescribe chemo-preventive medications like tamoxifen or raloxifene for women who are at an increased risk (provided they are also at …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Legislation, Medicine

Medical Debt Among People With Health Insurance

Kaiser Family Foundation: ” With one in three Americans reporting that they have difficulty paying their medical bills, this report looks at some of the reasons Americans encounter medical debt, even when they have insurance, by drawing insights from the experiences of nearly two dozen people who recently experienced such problems. This report identifies common causes and …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Health Care, Medicine

National Health Spending In 2012 Marks Fourth Year of Low Growth

“In 2012 U.S. health care spending increased 3.7 percent to reach $2.8 trillion, or $8,915 per person, the fourth consecutive year of slow growth. The share of the economy devoted to health spending decreased from 17.3 percent in 2011 to 17.2 percent in 2012, as the Gross Domestic Product increased nearly one percentage point faster …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

GoodRx – Search engine compares pricing for prescription drugs

“Drug prices are different at every pharmacy. How GoodRx helps: Compare prices for all FDA-approved prescription drugs at virtually every pharmacy in America. Find pharmacy coupons, manufacturer discounts, generics, comparable drug choices and savings tips all in one place. Save up to 80% at local pharmacies you already know. GoodRx will send you refill reminders and alerts when prices …

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine, Search Engines

Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis

“In the United States, approximately 14 million people have had cancer and more than 1.6 million new cases are diagnosed each year. However, more than a decade after the Institute of Medicine (IOM) first studied the quality of cancer care, the barriers to achieving excellent care for all cancer patients remain daunting. Care often is …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Health Care, Medicine

Digital Collections – National Library of Medicine’s free online archive

“Digital Collections is the National Library of Medicine’s free online archive of biomedical books and videos. All of the content in Digital Collections is freely available worldwide and, unless otherwise indicated, in the public domain. Digital Collections provides unique access to NLM’s rich, historical resources…The majority of the texts within Digital Collections were digitized at NLM …

Subjects: E-Government, Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Medicine, Search Engines

Costs for Hospital Stays in the United States, 2011

“Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides an annual overview of national statistics on inpatient hospital stays, including their associated costs, using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Costs for Hospital Stays in the United States, 2011, is a statistical brief that provides the most current data on costs for stays in community …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

MedWatch Safety Alerts for Human Medical Products

“MedWatch (also provides a searchable database) alerts provide timely new safety information on human drugs, medical devices, vaccines and other biologics, dietary supplements, and cosmetics. The alerts contain actionable information that may impact both treatment and diagnostic choices for healthcare professional and patient. To find recent safety alerts, select the current year in the menu to the …

Subjects: E-Government, Health Care, Legal Research, Marketing, Medicine

FDA Taking Closer Look at ‘Antibacterial’ Soap

News release: “When you’re buying soaps and body washes, do you reach for the bar or bottle labeled “antibacterial”? Are you thinking that these products, in addition to keeping you clean, will reduce your risk of getting sick or passing on germs to others? Not necessarily, according to experts at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Every …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Marketing, Medicine

New Report on Stem Cell Research Reveals the Field is Growing Twice as Fast as The World Average

“Elsevier, EuroStemCell, and Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), released Stem Cell Research report: Trends and Perspectives on the Evolving International at the World Stem Cell Summit. This new, comprehensive analysis of the growth and development of the stem cell field as a whole, closely examines the research landscape for embryonic stem (ES) cell, human embryonic stem (hES) cell …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, HIV/AIDS, Intellectual Property, Medicine

Why Lung Cancer Strikes Nonsmokers

Stacy Simon, American Cancer Society – “Most people know that smoking causes cancer, but may not realize how many nonsmokers get lung cancer, too. Every year, about 16,000 to 24,000 Americans die of lung cancer, even though they have never smoked. In fact, if lung cancer in nonsmokers had its own separate category, it would …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

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