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| Insurer Offers Option for Surgery in India |
(Fri, 21 Nov 2008)
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The health insurer Wellpoint is testing a new program that gives covered patients the option of going to India for elective surgery.
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| Better Tracking of a Childhood Infection Needed, Officials Say |
(Fri, 21 Nov 2008)
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Federal officials urged doctors and state health agencies to be more vigilant for suspected cases of Haemophilus influenzae type B in children under 5.
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Category: Influenza |
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| Health Insurers Offer to Accept All Applicants, on Condition |
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
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The health insurance industry said it would support a plan requiring insurers to accept all customers, but asked that Congress require all Americans to have coverage in return.
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| Economix: The High Cost of Health Care, Part II |
(Fri, 21 Nov 2008)
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One reason the United States spends so much on health care is that the administrative overhead load is huge by international standards.
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| Obama’s Pick of Daschle May Test Conflict-of-Interest Pledge |
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
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At issue is Tom Daschle’s work since leaving the Senate as a board member of the Mayo Clinic and a highly paid adviser to health care clients.
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Category: Daschle, Tom |
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| Bits: The Doctor Will See You Now - Online |
(Wed, 19 Nov 2008)
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American Well wants to re-invent the house call by allowing patients to visit doctors via Webcam.
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| Use of Antipsychotics in Children Is Criticized |
(Wed, 19 Nov 2008)
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Powerful antipsychotic medicines are being used far too cavalierly in children, and regulators must do more to warn doctors of their risks, a panel of experts said.
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Category: Children and Youth |
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| Federal Court Upholds Drug Privacy Law |
(Wed, 19 Nov 2008)
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The court upheld the right of states to prohibit the sale of doctor-specific prescription drug data that is widely used in pharmaceutical marketing.
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Category: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) |
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| Protests Over a Rule to Protect Health Providers |
(Tue, 18 Nov 2008)
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A Bush administration proposal would protect health care providers who cite religious or moral objections.
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Category: Abortion |
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| F.D.A. Scientists Accuse Agency Officials of Misconduct |
(Tue, 18 Nov 2008)
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In a letter to Congress, federal scientists said that officials ignored their concerns and approved unsafe or ineffective medical devices.
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Category: Food and Drug Administration |
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| Americans Skip Care |
(Tue, 18 Nov 2008)
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More than half of Americans with chronic health problems skip pills and doctors’ appointments because of their costs, according to a new survey.
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Category: Medicine and Health |
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| Employers Offer Workers Fewer Health Care Plans |
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008)
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Many workers are finding that the buffet of options in their medical plans has been trimmed to a very short menu.
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Category: Health Insurance and Managed Care |
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| F.D.A. Detains Chinese Imports for Testing |
(Tue, 18 Nov 2008)
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Products from China that contain milk will be held at the border until tests prove that they are not contaminated.
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Category: Food Contamination and Poisoning |
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| Senator Takes Initiative on Health Care |
(Wed, 12 Nov 2008)
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Without waiting for Barack Obama, Senator Max Baucus will unveil a blueprint to guarantee health insurance for all Americans.
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Category: Health Insurance and Managed Care |
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| Veterans’ Families Seek Aid for Caregiver Role |
(Wed, 12 Nov 2008)
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Veterans groups are pursuing legislation to allow families of soldiers with traumatic injuries to be paid for caregiving.
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Category: Veterans |
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| Some G.M. Retirees Are in a Health Care Squeeze |
(Mon, 10 Nov 2008)
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To conserve cash, General Motors will cut lifetime health care for management retirees at the end of this year.
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Category: General Motors Corp|GM|NYSE |
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| Market Values: The Time May Be Right for Investing in Medicine |
(Tue, 11 Nov 2008)
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Neglect hurt returns from health care stocks for a while, but in a market like this, being ignored can lead to an outperformance.
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Category: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) |
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| F.B.I. Looks Into a Threat to Reveal Patient Data |
(Thu, 06 Nov 2008)
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Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager, received an extortion letter threatening to expose millions of patient records.
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Category: Express Scripts Incorporated|ESRX|NASDAQ |
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| Some Big Food Companies Adopt Nutrient Standards |
(Tue, 28 Oct 2008)
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The “Smart Choices Program” aims to reduce confusion in the grocery aisle over nutritional value by adopting common standards.
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Category: Food |
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| The Evidence Gap: Quickly Vetted, Treatment Is Offered to Patients |
(Tue, 28 Oct 2008)
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The F.D.A. regularly allows devices to market after only cursory review and without clear evidence they help.
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Category: Medicine and Health |
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| F.D.A. Warns Bayer on Marketing of 2 Aspirins |
(Wed, 29 Oct 2008)
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Aspirin medicines from Bayer intended to promote healthy hearts are being illegally marketed with unproven health claims, federal regulators said.
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Category: Food and Drug Administration |
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| Child Warning Added to Cold Remedies |
(Wed, 08 Oct 2008)
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Manufacturers of pediatric cough and cold medicines said Tuesday that they would voluntarily change their products’ labels.
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Category: Colds |
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| Essay: Campaign Myth: Prevention as Cure-All |
(Tue, 07 Oct 2008)
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Why do both presidential candidates champion one of medical care’s most pervasive myths?
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Category: Medicine and Health |
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| Violations Reported at 94% of Nursing Homes |
(Tue, 30 Sep 2008)
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Most nursing homes were cited for violations of federal health and safety standards last year, a report said.
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Category: Nursing Homes |
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| The Safety Gap |
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008)
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China is becoming the biggest producer of pharmaceutical ingredients in the world but the F.D.A. inspects just a tiny fraction of China’s drug plants. Can we be sure what we’re taking is safe?
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Category: Food and Drug Administration |
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| Court Blocks White House Push on Medicare Expenses |
(Tue, 04 Nov 2008)
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A federal court has blocked the Bush administration’s effort to save money on Medicare by paying for only the least expensive treatments for particular conditions.
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Category: Medicare |
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| Women Buying Health Policies Pay a Penalty |
(Wed, 05 Nov 2008)
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Women pay much more than men for individual insurance policies providing identical coverage, according to new data from insurance companies and online brokers.
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Category: Health Insurance and Managed Care |
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| Businesses Wary of Details in Obama Health Plan |
(Mon, 27 Oct 2008)
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Economists believe large and medium companies might have to contribute as much as 6 percent of their payrolls toward coverage.
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Category: Obama, Barack |
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| Saturday Interview: A Plan to Improve Health Care and Limit Costs |
(Sat, 18 Oct 2008)
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Scott Serota, president and chief executive of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, recently discussed its new goals.
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Category: Health Insurance and Managed Care |
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| Business Cool Toward McCain’s Health Coverage Plan |
(Tue, 07 Oct 2008)
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Business leaders fear that John McCain’s proposal to revamp taxation of health benefits would help to erode employer-sponsored health insurance.
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Category: McCain, John |
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| Bailout Provides More Mental Health Coverage |
(Mon, 06 Oct 2008)
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The new law, which will affect more than one-third of all Americans, comes after 12 years of advocacy by friends and relatives of people with mental illness and addictions.
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Category: Mental Health and Disorders |
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| Medicare Won’t Pay for Medical Errors |
(Wed, 01 Oct 2008)
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Medicare will stop paying hospitals for the added costs of treating patients who are injured in their care.
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Category: Medicare |
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| Financing for Massachusetts Preserves Health Plan |
(Wed, 01 Oct 2008)
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Massachusetts received the Bush administration’s seal of approval for its landmark experiment in health care.
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Category: Health Insurance and Managed Care |
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| What’s Behind an F.D.A. Stamp? |
(Tue, 30 Sep 2008)
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It can be tough to figure out what bits of product information have actually been vetted by federal regulators.
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Category: Food and Drug Administration |
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| The Evidence Gap: For Widely Used Drug, Question of Usefulness Is Still Lingering |
(Tue, 23 Sep 2008)
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Zetia and Vytorin are heavily prescribed despite a lack of proof the cholesterol drugs help to prolong life or prevent heart attacks.
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Category: Tests and Testing |
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| The Evidence Gap: Drug Makers’ Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines’ Rise |
(Mon, 06 Oct 2008)
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Drug makers call the rapid deployment of a vaccine against cervical cancer education, but their critics call it marketing.
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Category: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) |
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