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FACTS Consortium calls for research on preventing pediatric firearm injuries
The sticking point will be getting funding.
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Judge bars contraceptive mandate from being enforced
Texas court ruled the ACA requirement violates religious freedoms.
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Preprints come to medicine: medRxiv launches with safeguards
The new repository of preprints in medicine is intended for researcher-to-researcher communication before publication in peer-reviewed journals....
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Program meets social needs of 90% of patients
WASHINGTON – More than a quarter of patients screened identified having one or more social need.
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Having unmet social needs ups cardiovascular risk
WASHINGTON – Food and transportation for patients need to be addressed to help patients decrease their cardiovascular risks.
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CMS seeks answers on prior authorization, other hassles to eliminate
Agency asks health care professionals how to reduce burdens including prior authorization, coding, documentation, and more.
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The costs of surviving cancer
Annual out-of-pocket spending is 60% higher for survivors, the CDC reported.
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A large employer ‘frames’ the Medicare-for-all debate
“This bill removes an albatross from the neck of American business, puts more money in consumer products, and will boost our economy,” one CEO...
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Opioid prescriptions declined 33% over 5 years
The number of opioid prescriptions decreased 33% nationally from 2013 to 2018, according to the new report from the American Medical Association...
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Sharing notes with patients improves medication comprehension
The majority of patients surveyed at three sites reported that reading physicians' notes made them feel more comfortable with and in control of...
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Opposing cost trends seen for prescribed medications
Overall drug spending per person went up, while out-of-pocket spending per person went down.