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Republican vs. Republican on covering uninsured
It's Republican versus Republican in the latest round of political battles over health care. Conservative Republican legislators in major states are trying to block efforts by more pragmatic governors of their own party to accept health insurance for more low-income residents under President Barack Obama's health care law. Unlike their ...
Wife: Lou Reed recovering after liver transplant
Rock icon Lou Reed is recovering after a life-saving liver transplant in the U.S., according to an interview with his wife published Saturday in a British newspaper. Laurie Anderson told the Times of London that Reed "was dying" before the operation several weeks ago at Ohio's Cleveland Clinic. She said ...
Comparing the new blood thinners to Warfarin
May 31, 2013 -- More than 2 million Americans have an abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation, raising their risk of blood clots leading to stroke. For many years, the blood thinner Coumadin (warfarin) was the only game in town to help lower that stroke risk. In the past ...
Slowdown In Medicare Spending Extends Trust Fund
Slower growth in spending is helping extend the life of Medicare’s hospital trust fund to 2026, two years beyond last year’s estimate, officials said Friday.Public Trustee Robert Reischauer (center) speaks as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (R) and Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew (L) listen during ...
Boston Marathon Survivor Has Long Road Ahead
Marc Fucarile reached a huge milestone this week: He was one of the last two Boston Marathon survivors to be released from the hospital. Fucarile spent 45 days in Massachusetts General Hospital, and he hopes someday to return to work with a roofing company.But first he will have to have ...
D.C. Approves Two New Proton Therapy Centers
After months of heated debate, two of Washington’s biggest hospital systems won approval Friday to build proton treatment facilities that will cost a total of $153 million despite questions about whether the treatment is any more effective than less expensive options.Johns Hopkins Medicine will be allowed to build a two-room ...
Charges vary widely from hospital to hospital: FAQ
May 31, 2013 -- Major joint replacement surgery costs $128,000 at a hospital in San Francisco and $59,000 at one in Chicago. Post-heart attack care ranges from $34,000 in a Little Rock facility to $81,000 in a Miami hospital. The wide variation in pricing among U.S. hospitals became public when ...
Proton Beam Therapy Heats Up Hospital Arms Race
Despite efforts to get health care spending under control, hospitals are still racing to build expensive new technology -- even when the devices don’t necessarily work better than the cheaper kind. Case in point: proton beam therapy, a high-tech radiation treatment for cancer. Washington, D.C., is on the verge of approving ...
Study: Health Law Protected Young Adults From High Hospital Bills
Researchers at the RAND Corporation set out to find some hard data on one aspect of the health law: Does having medical insurance protect young adults from the financial ruin that often comes with a major injury or illness? The quick answer: Yes, it does.Since September 2010, the Affordable Care ...
Immigrants contribute more to medicare than they take out
As Congress mulls changing America’s border and naturalization rules, a study finds that immigrant workers are helping buttress Medicare’s finances, because they contribute tens of billions a year more than immigrant retirees use in medical services. “Immigrants, particularly noncitizens, heavily subsidize Medicare,” the researchers wrote in the journal Health Affairs. “Policies that ...
Final Rule Upholds Increased Rewards, Penalties For Wellness Participation
Employers will be able to increase rewards to workers who participate in wellness programs under final rules released Wednesday by the Obama administration.The final rules, similar to those proposed in November as part of the Affordable Care Act, have raised concerns among advocates who represent people with chronic or severe ...
Ill. Senate OKs 'puppy lemon' legislation
Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at protecting people who unknowingly purchase sick dogs or cats from pet stores. The so-called "puppy lemon law" now heads to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk. He supports the idea. The plan approved Tuesday lets buyers be reimbursed for veterinary fees if they keep the ...
56 healthier burger recipes
Summer time means grilling time, and we all know what that means: burger season. We love a good juicy burger just like the rest of ‘em, but we’ll be the first to admit that ladlefuls of mayo and barbecue aren’t necessarily the healthiest choices. So we’ve scoped out all sorts of ...
Minnesota ranked best state for seniors
Hoping to jump-start a discussion about the well-being of America’s rapidly-growing aging population, the United Health Foundation on Wednesday published the first comprehensive state-by-state analysis of senior health across the nation. Minnesota won the top spot on the list of healthiest states for seniors to live, followed by Vermont, New Hampshire, ...
New sunscreen labels: What to look for
By Brenda Goodman, MA Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD May 28, 2013 -- Summer is nearly here, and that means it's time to stock up on sunscreen. But as anyone who's slathered or sprayed only to wind up with a stinging sunburn can tell you, not all sun protection is ...
PSA Screening: New Round Of Guidelines Emphasizes Importance Of Weighing Harms And Benefits
For nearly a quarter century, doctors have ordered annual PSA tests for men of a certain age to screen for prostate cancer, despite a lack of evidence that the benefits outweighed the risks -- especially when tiny, slow-growing tumors were detected.But the landscape appears to be changing. While questions about PSA ...
Jolie aunt dies of breast cancer days after op-ed
Less than two weeks after Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy to avoid breast cancer, her aunt died from the disease Sunday. Debbie Martin died at age 61 at a hospital in Escondido, Calif., near San Diego, her husband, Ron Martin, told The Associated Press. Debbie Martin was ...
In Case Of Tornado, EHRs Can Be Just The Prescription
Everyone expects a hospital to be ready to jump into action when disaster strikes. But what about when the disaster devastates the hospital itself?Turns out, it helps a lot to have an electronic medical record system in place.At least that was the case at Moore Medical Center in Oklahoma, a small ...
Obamacare Insurance Won’t Cover Weight-Loss Surgery In Many States
JACKSON, Miss. — Uninsured Americans who are hoping the new health insurance law will give them access to weight loss treatments are likely to be disappointed. That’s especially the case in the Deep South where obesity rates are some of the highest in the nation, and states will not require ...
Sunscreens not created equal: Consumer Reports
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD May 24, 2013 -- In its new sunscreen ratings evaluation, Consumer Reports found that paying more for sunscreen doesn't always mean better protection. "Some of our best products were also the least expensive," says Nicole Sarrubbo, associate editor ...
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