Association of Health Care Journalists

APRIL 3, 2025

Many of the proposed budget cuts could reduce or eliminate funding for services like home care, transportation to medical appointments, medication assistance and significantly impact the ability of many seniors to age at home. Home health care (skilled care). Mental health care. Physician services. X-rays and diagnostic tests.

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The Health Care Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

By ELIZABETH BROWN, CATALYST @ HEALTH 2.0. A Panel Discussion reflected on how the findings of the IDIH Digital Health Transformation Forum around the areas of Interoperability by Design, Data Governance, and Digital Inclusion might be impacted in a post-COVID-19 scenario.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Marian Spicer, 72, was treated for a kidney stone at Duke Health in late October. UnitedHealthcare and Duke Health, where Spicer received treatment, were in the midst of a months long tussle over contract negotiations with a deadline of Nov. She got out of the hospital Nov. I didnt know what to do, she said.

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The Health Care Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

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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The Health Care Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

If you are of a certain age or have studied the history of computers, you’ll know that in the 1970s and early 1980s, (home) computers came in a kit. The target age range is 9 to 13. As the Foundation brags , Raspberry Pi is now a “movement of millions of people of all ages and backgrounds.”. Ease of use is paramount.

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KFF Health News

JANUARY 17, 2025

University of Pennsylvania researcher Dennis Culhane estimated that the number of homeless people age 65 and up in the U.S. But after five months of living in his truck, Hilton’s health had gone downhill fast. The state has one of the nation’s fastest-growing homeless populations , according to federal data.

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University of Minnesota School of Public Health

JANUARY 22, 2025

A new documentary television series focused on the experience of aging in Minnesota features two experts on the topic from the University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health (SPH).… … Continue reading →

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including: work on planning for agriculture and sustainable food systems insights into the consequences of sleep deprivation findings on neurological disorders post COVID-19 research on longevity and healthy aging All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

However, he said that staff policies for the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention limit the duration of isolation. Lassiter declined NC Health News’ interview request for this story, citing department policy against commenting on pending litigation. In 2023, 2,934 juveniles were admitted to these facilities.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

More than half of adults 65 and older report taking four or more prescription drugs, compared with one-third of adults 50-64 years old and about one in ten adults ages 30-49, according to KFF , a health policy research and information organization.

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Mercola

OCTOBER 20, 2024

I’ve long been fascinated by cholesterol’s role in our health, and research published over the last few years challenges what we’ve been told for decades. But what if I told you that low cholesterol could actually harm your heart health? Another intriguing discovery is the "cholesterol paradox" observed in various health conditions.

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HEALTHBEAT

AUGUST 9, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. The agency’s guidance became even less restrictive this year, though some public health experts urge stricter measures to stop the spread of disease. Covid-19 is on the rise in New York and across much of the United States this summer.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Research Flavonoid-Rich Fruit Consumption in Midlife May Ward Off Late-Life Dementia A new study found that higher intake of flavonoid-rich fruits in middle-aged adults was significantly associated with a lower risk of dementia, compared to a low intake of these fruits.

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The Health Care Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

By JEFF GOLDMSITH As health systems struggle to emerge from the post-COVID financial crisis, the importance of the clinical enterprise to these systems has dramatically increased. This commitment has a direct financial consequence for health systems. A roll-up is not a credible foundation for a system, but merely a holding action.

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The Health Care Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I’m old enough that I remember when the Boeing 707 took airline passenger travel from the prop age to the jet age. In fact, there is an American Society of Healthcare Engineers , which says is “dedicated to optimizing the health care built environment. It turns out that there is something called a healthcare engineer.

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University of Minnesota CIDRAP

OCTOBER 12, 2021

News Scan for Oct 12, 2021 lmclerno_91236 Tue, 10/12/2021 - 13:37 Bullet points Mental health and COVID-19 Politics and COVID public health policies Avian flu outbreaks in 2 nations Body Mental health worsened amid pandemic, especially in women, young adults An estimated 53.2 Women saw greater increases than men (29.8%

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KFF Health News

JANUARY 10, 2025

John’s Physician Partners , una clínica de atención primaria y pediátrica afiliada a Providence Health & Services, según informó Patricia Aidem, vocera de la gran cadena de hospitales católicos con sede en Renton, Washington. No lejos del extremo este del incendio de Palisades, Providence St.

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The Health Care Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

According to the Congressional Research Service , the average age of House Members is 58.4 OK, about that: Statista tracked average age at hire of CEOs from 2005 to 2018, and the average age of CEOs rose from 45.9 Fortune confirms that the average age of Fortune 500 CEOs is 57; again, Baby Boomer territory.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Evidence abounds that access to primary care improves health and lowers costs. And yet, only 5% of health care spending in this country goes to primary care, less than in any other Western democracy. Freyer is a health care journalist based in Rhode Island. Prior to that, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 21, 2024

The Office of the State Auditor released its audit of the Department of Health and Human Services oversight of nursing homes, accusing the department of consistently failing to conduct timely inspections and investigations of nursing homes across the state. oversight of nursing homes appeared first on North Carolina Health News.

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The Health Care Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

An essay in Aeon had me at the title: The Waste Age. The essay is by Justin McGuirk, chief curator of the Design Museum in London, and accompanies an exhibit there: Waste Age: what can design do ? We live in the Waste Age. In a time of digital health, where are our smart toilets to help us track changes in our health? .

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Association of Health Care Journalists

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The articles by Bob Herman and Casey Ross detailed the dangers of using an artificial intelligence-driven algorithm to assist doctors and insurance case managers in making health care decisions for patients. At the same time, there was no accounting for variances in the patients’ health status, Herman and Ross explained.

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The Health Care Blog

JULY 5, 2022

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, health, and the pursuit of Happiness. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

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The Health Care Blog

JULY 19, 2022

I read the Stat News investigative piece “ Health care’s high rollers ,” by Bob Herman and colleagues, with interest but not much surprise. As Kaiser Family Foundation’s CEO Drew Altman told them, “Health care has become big business. As Kaiser Family Foundation’s CEO Drew Altman told them, “Health care has become big business.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The pattern showed that the sickest Medicare Advantage patients were canceling their coverage just as their health needs and the cost of that care rose, the article showed. The post WSJ analysis shows sickest seniors leaving Medicare Advantage, shifting costs to taxpayers appeared first on Association of Health Care Journalists.

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International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

To illustrate this, researchers highlighted the impact that overadjustment would have on their total effect of interest ( educational inequalities in health among people with chronic kidney disease ) by building various models with different levels of adjustment and explicitly comparing the results.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Regardless of age, body weight, ethnicity, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, race, sexual identity, or financial status, eating disorders and related anxieties about appearance can afflict anyone. Leading this article collection is Dr. Jason M Lavender , from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).

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Maternal Health Task Force

MARCH 18, 2024

She is currently a Fellow in the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy and is enrolled in the Harvard School of Public Health MPH-45 program in Health Policy with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. By: Jodian Pinkney , Infectious Diseases Physician.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. Health insurance, pharmacy and urgent care all under one roof. The approach du jour is the vertical merger.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. Health insurance, pharmacy and urgent care all under one roof. The approach du jour is the vertical merger.

Health Insurance Companies 60

Health Insurance Companies Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. Health insurance, pharmacy and urgent care all under one roof. The approach du jour is the vertical merger.

Health Insurance Companies 60

Health Insurance Companies Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. Health insurance, pharmacy and urgent care all under one roof. The approach du jour is the vertical merger.

Health Insurance Companies 60

Health Insurance Companies Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. Health insurance, pharmacy and urgent care all under one roof. The approach du jour is the vertical merger.

Health Insurance Companies 60

Health Insurance Companies Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. Health insurance, pharmacy and urgent care all under one roof. The approach du jour is the vertical merger.

Health Insurance Companies 60

Health Insurance Companies Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. Health insurance, pharmacy and urgent care all under one roof. The approach du jour is the vertical merger.

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Health Insurance Companies Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 60

The Health Care Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

By GEORGE BEAUREGARD This piece is different from the typical health-care industry topics covered in this forum. Four people are on the cover: their names, cancer types, and age at diagnosis displayed. My Sunday morning routine usually involves getting a cup of coffee and downloading the most recent editions of magazines on my iPad.

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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Call for New AMCHP Association Committee Members is Open Through November 8 Are you interested in effecting meaningful change nationally and have your voice heard on maternal and child health (MCH) matters? MacQueen Lecture Award : For innovation in the field of maternal and child health.

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