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JAMA Forum: Eliminating Wasteful, Unnecessary Care Is the Best Way to Preserve Medicare
The release this past week of the Medicare Trustees’ report was met with widespread enthusiasm among health economists and supporters of the federal health reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The report confirmed that Medicare costs continue to exceed… Read More ›
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Report Identifies Problems With National Database of Physician Misdeeds
A national database that helps hospitals and state medical boards identify physicians who have had a history of disciplinary actions and malpractice payouts may have flaws that let some reports go unnoticed, according to a report by Public Citizen, a… Read More ›
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Author Insights: Gastric Bypass Surgery Plus Lifestyle-Intensive Medical Management May Improve Type 2 Diabetes Control
Shedding pounds is a key element to treating type 2 diabetes, but even with this motivation, many people who want to lose weight have difficulty doing so. Weight loss through Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery along with lifestyle-intensive medical management—diabetes medication… Read More ›
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As Prescription Drug Use Rises, so Do Child Poisonings
Growing numbers of children and adolescents are ending up in the hospital for drug-related poisonings, as the use of prescription medications by adults to treat hypertension and other cardiac problems, diabetes, high cholesterol, and pain increases, according to an analysis… Read More ›
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JAMA Forum: The Slowdown in Health Care Spending Persists and Intrigues
Last August, I wrote a JAMA Forum post about the slowdown in health care spending and speculated about whether the slow growth is likely to continue. The release of 3 new studies on this issue enables us to revisit the… Read More ›
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Researchers Try to Quantify NSAID Risks
A new analysis confirms many of the risks and benefits of commonly used painkillers but quantifies them in ways that should help clinicians and patients make more informed decisions about using the drugs to treat chronic pain. The meta-analysis, published… Read More ›
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Health Reform Boosts Young Adult Health Coverage for Emergency Medical Costs
Although many young adults may feel they are invulnerable and don’t need expensive health insurance, their youth offers no guarantee against unforeseen injuries and other medical emergencies. And if they wind up in an emergency department without health insurance, they… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Health Policy »
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JAMA Forum: The Medicare Trustees Report: Time for Reflection, Not Celebration
June 14, 2013
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JAMA Forum: Eliminating Wasteful, Unnecessary Care Is the Best Way to Preserve Medicare
June 6, 2013
Infectious Diseases »
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Researchers Explain How Schizophrenia Drug Fights Drug-Resistant Bacteria
May 17, 2013
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Author Insights: Two Doses of HPV Vaccine May Be as Effective as the Recommended 3 Doses in Protecting Women From Cervical Cancer
April 30, 2013
Public Health »
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Author Insights: Gastric Bypass Surgery Plus Lifestyle-Intensive Medical Management May Improve Type 2 Diabetes Control
June 4, 2013
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As Prescription Drug Use Rises, so Do Child Poisonings
June 3, 2013
Quality of Care »
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Author Insights: Use of CT Scans on Children Remains High, May Increase Cancer Risk
June 10, 2013
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Author Insights: Patients Often Excluded From Decision Making About Common Conditions
May 28, 2013
