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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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“Virgin-Soil Epidemics” Covers a Multitude of Sins

The Health Care Blog

In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation article, the authors reviewed case numbers and death rates organized by race/ethnicity. Two years ago, University of Oregon Professor of History Jeffrey Ostler recently challenged the “virgin-soil” hypothesis in an article in The Atlantic. BY MIKE MAGEE.

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Eating Disorders Awareness Week: New Research Topic on Prevention and Treatment

Frontiers

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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Discussing the future of aging research with Specialty Chief Editors, Drs. Morten Scheibye-Knudsen and Richard Siow

Frontiers

This can then lead to the development of interventions to improve, not only our lifespan but importantly our health-span, towards a future of healthy aging. The malleability of our health trajectory has led me to better understand the mechanisms of aging and longevity from a life course and personalized perspective.

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Contemplating Health Data Rights as Civil Rights

The Health Care Blog

The commercial practice of aggregating health and consumer data crosses the borders of healthcare, retail, marketing, communications, transportation, and others. Dr. Rockeymore Cummings spoke about how she had shared parts of her health journey story online to provide support to others on similar journeys.

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4 million could lose health insurance if ACA tax credits expire

Association of Health Care Journalists

If the credits end, 4 million Americans could lose their ACA health insurance and 7.2 Also, hospitals, physicians and other professionals who deliver health care could see a rise in uncompensated care. million enrolled in 2020, according to this Health Affairs article.