News tagged with financial burden
For low-income families with special needs kids, where you live matters (w/ Video)
Dec 04, 2009 |
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In the United States, caring for a child with special health care needs usually means higher medical expenses for a family — particularly for low-income families, who spend a disproportionally large share of their income ...
New study examines how cost affects decisions to marry
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Aug 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "Money can’t buy me love," the Beatles famously sang. And now a new paper by University of Notre Dame economist Kasey S. Buckles and colleagues suggests money, or more precisely the price of marriage, can ...
Dental costs take bite out of family farmer and rancher budgets
Apr 29, 2009 |
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A new report issued by The Access Project and Brandeis University found that the costs of dental care represent more of a financial burden on families and individuals than has been previously recognized. In a survey of family ...
Out-of-pocket health care costs for disabled children vary widely by state
Jul 14, 2008 |
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The size of the financial burden on families with disabled children largely depends on which state they live in, according to a new study conducted by the schools of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
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Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services Research reveals that the ex ...
Study examines burden of diabetes on US hospitals
Jan 13, 2009 |
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A new study published in Value in Health estimates the extent of hospital admissions for individuals with diabetes and its economic burden in the U.S. The results show that, during 2005, Americans with diabetes had 3.5 ti ...
Study reviews health risks, economic burden of migraine
Feb 02, 2009 |
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A new study published in Value in Health reviews the economic burden of migraine in the U.S. and recent clinical findings of the health risks of this neurological condition. This study traces the history of economic articl ...
Cost shifting may make arthritis medications too expensive for medicare beneficiaries
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab are effective at reducing symptoms and slowing progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These drugs act more quickly, ...
Economic downturn will have severe, far-reaching effects on global health
Jun 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The health of millions of people worldwide is at risk as a result of the financial crisis, says Dr Andrew Robertson, in an editorial published online in Emerging Health Threats Journal.
Journal special edition outlines rotavirus burden and need for vaccines
Nov 05, 2009 |
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The Journal of Infectious Diseases has released a special edition, Global Rotavirus Surveillance: Preparing for the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccines. This special edition provides a significant contribution to the unders ...
Financial restructuring in fresh-start chapter 11 reorganizations
Nov 30, 2009 |
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The effectiveness of the existing bankruptcy code has long been a source of vigorous debate. More and more lately, high-profile firms like General Motors, Enron, and K-Mart are seeking protection from creditors through Chapter ...
Cardiovascular disease causing increasing inequity between rich and poor
Dec 02, 2008 |
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A new paper released today by The George Institute for International Health is warning a cardiovascular disease based epidemic is gaining pace among many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), exemplified at its worst in ...
New study reveals the financial effects of stroke in China
May 07, 2009 |
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A new study has found that families in China face considerable economic hardship following stroke, and it is not uncommon for health care costs to push families below the poverty line. The large study shows over 70% of stroke ...
Delving into the murky metrics of financial risk
Feb 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The way J. Michael Collins sees it, United States consumers aren’t necessarily less informed about financial risk than consumers from other industrialized nations. What Americans do have, ...
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