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Employer Health Insurance Premiums Continue to Rise
01/13/2011

Kerri Fitzgerald

Kerri Fitzgerald
A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that premiums for employer-based healthcare continue to increase due to the economy.
A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that premiums for employer-based healthcare continue to increase due to the economy.
A Kaiser Family Foundation...
01/13/2011
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Telephone Care-Management Strategy Reduces Healthcare Costs and Hospitalizations
01/04/2011

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Patient satisfaction with treatment and their use of preventive services can be increased with utilization of telephone interventions designed to promote self-management skills and to improve communication between patients and physicians. To...
Patient satisfaction with treatment and their use of preventive services can be increased with utilization of telephone interventions designed to promote self-management skills and to improve communication between patients and physicians. To...
Patient satisfaction with...
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Patient Perceptions of Medical Errors in Ambulatory Care
01/04/2011

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Studies on mistakes in medical care have largely focused on inpatient care, but there is evidence that patients perceive mistakes in their ambulatory care as well. The majority of the research on mistakes and errors in ambulatory care...
Studies on mistakes in medical care have largely focused on inpatient care, but there is evidence that patients perceive mistakes in their ambulatory care as well. The majority of the research on mistakes and errors in ambulatory care...
Studies on mistakes in medical...
01/04/2011
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Medicare Part D Plans Range in Drug Coverage and Cost
01/04/2011

Jill Sederstrom

Jill Sederstrom
Medicare Part D drug plans vary widely in terms of coverage, tier placement, and cost-sharing for top brand-name and specialty drugs, according to the findings of an analysis by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 
Medicare Part D drug plans vary widely in terms of coverage, tier placement, and cost-sharing for top brand-name and specialty drugs, according to the findings of an analysis by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 
Medicare Part D drug plans vary...
01/04/2011
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Key Changes in Medicare Part D since 2006
01/04/2011

Jill Sederstrom

Jill Sederstrom
A report analyzing key changes in the Medicare Part D program since it began in 2006 found that there have been significant increases to premiums, cost-sharing amounts, and the use of utilization management (UM) restrictions over time. 
A report analyzing key changes in the Medicare Part D program since it began in 2006 found that there have been significant increases to premiums, cost-sharing amounts, and the use of utilization management (UM) restrictions over time. 
A report analyzing key changes...
01/04/2011
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A Phase 1-2 Trial of JAK1 and JAK2 Inhibitors in Myelofibrosis
01/04/2011

Kevin L. Carter

Kevin L. Carter
Myelofibrosis, a Philadelphia chromosomenegative myeloproliferative neoplasm, is characterized by progressive anemia, bone marrow fibrosis and splenomegaly, and produces debilitating symptoms. About 50% of patients with myelofibrosis carry a...
Myelofibrosis, a Philadelphia chromosomenegative myeloproliferative neoplasm, is characterized by progressive anemia, bone marrow fibrosis and splenomegaly, and produces debilitating symptoms. About 50% of patients with myelofibrosis carry a...
Myelofibrosis, a Philadelphia...
01/04/2011
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Risk-Reducing Surgery in BRCA Mutation Carriers
01/04/2011

Kevin L. Carter

Kevin L. Carter
Women who have inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have substantially elevated risks of breast cancer and ovarian cancer, with a lifetime risk of breast cancer of 56% to 84%. 
Women who have inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have substantially elevated risks of breast cancer and ovarian cancer, with a lifetime risk of breast cancer of 56% to 84%. 
Women who have inherited...
01/04/2011
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Education plus Self-Management in Patients with Heart Failure
01/04/2011

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Delivering evidence-based therapies to patients with heart failure has proven a challenge to healthcare practitioners. The rates of nonadherence to drug therapies prescribed to treat heart failure range from 30% to 60%, and the rates of...
Delivering evidence-based therapies to patients with heart failure has proven a challenge to healthcare practitioners. The rates of nonadherence to drug therapies prescribed to treat heart failure range from 30% to 60%, and the rates of...
Delivering evidence-based...
01/04/2011
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Medicare Part D’s Low-Income Subsidy Program
01/04/2011

Jill Sederstrom

Jill Sederstrom
A new report examining the first 5 years of the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program found that since its inception, the program has helped connect low-income patients with affordable prescription drugs; however, the program’s...
A new report examining the first 5 years of the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program found that since its inception, the program has helped connect low-income patients with affordable prescription drugs; however, the program’s...
A new report examining the first...
01/04/2011
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Frequent Exacerbations in Patients with COPD May Indicate a Distinct Susceptibility Phenotype
01/04/2011

Mary Beth Nierengarten

Mary Beth Nierengarten
Results of an observational study [N Engl J Med. 2010;363(12):1128-1138] suggest that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have more frequent exacerbations appear to have a distinct susceptibility phenotype that is...
Results of an observational study [N Engl J Med. 2010;363(12):1128-1138] suggest that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have more frequent exacerbations appear to have a distinct susceptibility phenotype that is...
Results of an observational...
01/04/2011
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