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Medicare Advantage Poses Challenges to Health Care Cost-Effectiveness and Equity

The Health Care Blog

Medicare Advantage (Advantage), originally conceived in 1997 during the Clinton Administration as ‘Medicare + Choice’, has progressively grown and become an established health insurance option for those 65 and older. million, while trade associations representing the health insurance industry spent an equivalent amount. Introduction.

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Deep Link Between Alcohol and Cancer Described in New Report

Mercola

While many are aware of alcohol's detrimental effects on liver health, its role in cancer development is less widely recognized. in 2019 were attributed to alcohol consumption. in 2019 were attributed to alcohol consumption. Yet, according to the report, 5.4% of all cancer cases in the U.S. Yet, according to the report, 5.4%

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Serving Communities on National Black HIV Awareness Day

Black Health Matters

Thats why ViiV Healthcare works hand-in-hand with the Black community to activate support networks and linkage to care services, as well as to deliver culturally relevant programming, he said in a statement to Black Health Matters. The kits will allow recipients to learn their status in mere minutes. Standifer, Ph.D.,

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Racism and Codeswitching Are Aging Our Brains

Black Health Matters

Racism is not just dangerous for your mental and emotional health; it can age your brain. A new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association found that “repeated exposure to racial discrimination has been associated with a greater incidence of brain health disorders.”

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Fluoride's Hidden Danger — Lower IQ in Children Exposed

Mercola

Fluoride has been widely used since the 1930s to prevent dental caries, a significant global health issue affecting millions, especially children. Fluoride is introduced into public water supplies to bolster dental health, a practice endorsed by numerous health authorities as both safe and cost-effective. 7 Ashley Malin, Ph.D.,

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Could biomass fuel use perpetuate the poverty trap through cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality?

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

The World Health Organization’s latest global air quality guidelines point out that indoor air pollution causes a health burden that mostly affects people in low- and middle-income countries. In our research recently published in the IJE , we advance this theory by correlating solid fuel use with socioeconomic status and diseases.

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Cancer’s Juvenescence: An Incoming Tide and the Urgent Need for a Paradigm Shift

The Health Care Blog

markets, overseeing large physician networks and other health systems, including so-called Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that oversee the care of tens of thousands of attributed patients. Between 1990 and 2019, early-onset cancer cases globally surged by nearly 80 percent, with related deaths increasing by around 30 percent.