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Self-Insured Medical Enrollment Increased By More Than 1.6 Million Lives Between January 2008 And July 2008
HealthLeaders-InterStudy, the leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that from January 2008 to July 2008 self-insured medical enrollment grew by 1.6 million lives, or 2.2 percent, to more than 75.3 million members nationwide.
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American College Of Physicians Endorses National Priorities Partnership Goals
Continuing its commitment to reforming the U.S. health care system, the American College of Physicians (ACP) has endorsed the National Priorities Partnership’s (NPP) goals to eliminate harm, eradicate disparities, reduce disease burden, and remove waste. The NPP was convened by the National Quality Forum (NQF) to set national priorities and goals for healthcare reform.
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Staying Lean And Fit Reduced Men’s Risk Of Heart Failure
A 20-year study of male doctors found that compared to men who were overweight and obese, men who stayed lean and fit had the lowest risk of heart failure, and that vigorous exercise reduced the risk, even if they exercised just enough to “break sweat” three times a month.
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Massachusetts Health Officials Approve Guidelines For Subsidized Health Plans That Are Intended To Drive Down Costs
The Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board on Saturday approved guidelines for contracts with managed care companies that include incentives for cutting costs and patient-protection provisions, the Boston Globe reports.
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Boston University Medical Center Gynecologist Named One Of America’s Top Doctors
Newton resident Linda Heffner, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) was recently named one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. The America’s Top Doctors guide, recognized by consumers seeking high-quality medical care, is a trusted and authoritative resource for identifying top doctors in the United States.
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Pre-Eclampsia Risk Increased By Miscarriage And Infertility Treatment
Repeated miscarriages and hormone treatment for infertility give an increased risk of pre-eclampsia among pregnant women. This comes from a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. More than 20 000 first-time mothers from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) were included in the study. Normal risk First-time mothers who had not miscarried or had problems getting pregnant had a 5.2 % risk of pre-eclampsia.
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UK Society For Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference: University Of Exeter, Jan. 6-7, 2009
Most people know that how we live our lives effects our health so what influences our decisions to adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle? Why do health professionals like doctors and counsellors do and say what they do? How can public policy, health services, schools and education, the workplace
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Hospital Websites Vastly Outperform Health Insurance Websites In Study
ForeSee Results announced that in a broad benchmark measuring aggregate customer satisfaction with many different kinds of healthcare websites, hospital websites vastly outperform the websites of health insurance companies. On the ForeSee Results benchmark’s 100-point scale, hospital websites received an aggregate score of 74 and health insurance websites received an aggregate score of 65
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Psychiatric Patients Have Greater Usage Of Mental Health Services With Insurance Plans That Provide Equal Cost Sharing
Following a psychiatric discharge, Medicare patients in insurance plans that provide equal cost sharing for mental health services have higher use of those services compared to patients in plans that require greater cost sharing, according to a study in the December 24/31 issue of JAMA.
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Salt Lake City Is Best City For Women, Madison Is Best City For Men – USA
The editors of Men’s Health and Women’s Health magazines reveal the first-ever ranking of America’s Best & Worst Cities for Women and the eighth annual ranking of America’s Best & Worst Cities for Men. The lists appear in the January/February editions of both magazines, hitting newsstands on Tuesday, December 23. Topping the healthiest cities list for women is Salt Lake City, Utah while Madison, Wisconsin took the top spot for the men’s list.
