News tagged with managed care
Study finds rise in rate of diagnostic imaging in managed care
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Use of radiology imaging tests has soared in the past decade with a significant increase in newer technologies, according to a new study that is the first to track imaging patterns in a managed care setting over a substantial ...
Decline in health among older adults affected by Hurricane Katrina
Jan 22, 2009 |
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In the year following Hurricane Katrina, the health of survivors 65 and over declined nearly 4 times that of a national sample of older adults not affected by the disaster, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns ...
Guided care reduces cost of health care for older persons with chronic conditions
Aug 07, 2009 |
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The nation's sickest and most expensive patients need fewer health care resources and cost insurers less when they are closely supported by a nurse-physician primary care team that tracks their health and offers regular support, ...
Study finds Medicare prescription benefit program has exceeded expectations
Aug 24, 2009 |
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The program created to provide Medicare recipients with prescription drug benefits exceeded expectations during its first two years, extending pharmacy coverage to most seniors while reducing their overall spending on drugs, ...
Bundling 2 low-cost heart drugs prevents heart attack and stroke in large, diverse population
Oct 01, 2009 |
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A program that bundled two generic, low-cost drugs - a cholesterol-lowering statin and a blood pressure-lowering drug - and gave daily doses to 68,560 people with diabetes or heart disease for two years is estimated to have ...
