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Jul 25th, 2009
Anyone wondering why medication costs are so high might be interested in knowing that drug companies spent forty million dollars in the last three months lobbying Congress about health care. The analysis comes from NPR's Dollar Politics team, Andrea Seabrook and Peter Overby. Meanwhile, our President is trying to tighten the reins on healthcare spending.
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Jul 11th, 2009
Specialty physicians from the American Academy of Neurology have voiced their opinion on healthcare reimbursement from Medicare in a letter to Congress. The group is concerned that decreased healthcare spending will have a negative impact on groups of physicians who practice specialty medicine; neurologists being one of those groups.
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Jul 8th, 2009
Vice president Joseph Biden made the following remarks about health care reform and about the 155 billion dollar deal with hospitals to cut health care costs.
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Jun 29th, 2009
Tuition for college and advanced education has increased significantly over the past several years. Any student or family who has or had student loans is well aware of this. For many there may be some relief coming to make repaying the student loans less burdensome. However, the situation may be different for students studying in medical, dental, and doctoral nursing schools.
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Jun 25th, 2009
New approach shows how to solve the health care crisis. Patients can consult with doctors over the telephone, reducing costs of health care and freeing more money and resources to improve health care for more demanding issues requiring one-on-one approach.
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Jun 23rd, 2009
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report -- Hidden Costs of Health Care: Why Americans are Paying More but Getting Less.
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May 13th, 2009
The Crown’s Right of Recovery Act, Bill 48, which would enhance Alberta’s ability to recover health costs resulting from wrongful acts or omissions, was introduced in the Legislature on May 11.
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May 13th, 2009
A first poll ever has found that Americans place highest value on access to care when it comes to making decisions about spending money on healthcare, placing health products and services lower on the list. Access to health care was ranked significantly higher than all other health products, including preventive services and mental health.
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Apr 29th, 2009
Survey of more than 420 hospitals show major medical spending cuts already being achieved, reducing cost per each discharged patient by several hundred dollars.
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Apr 6th, 2009
As more people loss their jobs, the community health centers are becoming more important in providing care. At the end of March, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of $338 million to expand the services offered by these community health centers.
