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Whenever you touch a keypad on an ATM machine, credit card reader, or pay phone, you are getting more than what you came for: lots of germs.
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According to a new study released on January 11 by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a mere 1% of Americans accounted for 22% of healthcare costs in 2009. Thus, each individual in that 1% group consumed about $90,000 healthcare dollars.
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A person with diabetes spends over $4,000 more a year in medical expenses than those without the condition. However, the financial hits do not end there. A new study quantifies the non-medical costs of the disease, which includes lower lifetime earnings and fewer job prospects than their healthy peers.
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The struggling economy and record number of layoffs and home foreclosures are some of the most predominant reasons for a notable increase in the use of antidepressant drugs. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Prozac, Paxil, and similar drug prescriptions have increased by 400%, particularly among women.
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Routine screening of patients in the ICU for a common but serious infection called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) could save hospitals up to 500 dollars per hospital admission, according to a study published in the February edition of the American Journal of Infection Control.
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It appears that water bottles and food cans are not the only places you can find the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). A new study warns that paper money may be contaminated with the substance as well. But the money in your wallet may be harboring more than BPA.
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A health insurance claim is a bill for services that your health care provider turns in to the insurance company for payment. Errors on the documentation can result in denial of the claim and non-payment to the doctor. According to a new report presented at the American Medical Association’s annual meeting in Chicago, one in five of these medical claims is processed inaccurately, costing the healthcare system $15 billion.
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According to a new report published by the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PWC) Health Research Institute, employers across the nations can expect medical costs to increase by 9% in 2011. As a result, about two-thirds of companies intend to expand or improve wellness programs in an effort to reduce preventable medical conditions related to those expanding costs.
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A new census released by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) has found that ten million Americans are now using a Health Savings Account (HSA), an increase of 25% since last year. With upcoming changes likely to most insurance plans due to the health care reform law, will an HSA benefit you?
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Any time you are a patient in a hospital, make sure you check your bill. Hospital overcharges are a huge problem in the United States, with hospitals overcharging patients billions of dollars a year for items ranging from a toothbrush for $1000 to tissues for $129 or services never received.
