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Last month, FamiliesUSA.org issued a sobering report about the disconnect between having medical insurance and receiving the healthcare one needs. The report concluded that for many Americans with non-group coverage (as opposed to having insurance from an employer or a public coverage program), deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs are prohibitively…more.
Editor’s Note: As we come to the conclusion of Hepatitis Awareness Month, we are pleased to share with our readers a column written by Gene Weingarten of the Washington Post. Gene Weingarten is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writes “Below the Beltway,” a weekly humor column that is nationally syndicated.…more.
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, a time when the healthcare and patient advocacy communities rally support for the millions of Americans afflicted with the disease, including an estimated 3.2 million suffering from chronic Hepatitis C (also known as HCV). Over time, chronic Hepatitis C can cause serious health problems, including…more.
They’re in the prime of their lives: young women who are finishing college, getting married, starting careers and families. Then comes the devastating diagnosis: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), otherwise known as lupus. One and a half million Americans are afflicted with lupus, but the disease occurs 10 times more in…more.
If the industry estimates are correct, the United States could be facing a shortage of primary care physicians to the tune of 130,000 needed doctors by 2025. But a program developed by a group of physicians, along with University of California San Diego School of Medicine faculty, seeks to address…more.
One of the main tenets of patient-centered care is giving patients more control over their health and health decisions made on their behalf. Patients have a clear and important role in their own care through a concept called “patienthood” — the self-management behavior that ensures we either give to ourselves…more.
According to the Institute of Education Sciences, in 2014, about 49.8 million students attended public elementary and secondary schools in America. Another 5 million attended private schools. With the majority of our young people attending schools on a daily basis – a place where they interact with others constantly –…more.
Joseph Marr, MD, is a retired academic physician and pharmaceutical and biotechnology executive. He is the author of the book “Fall From Grace: A Physician’s Retrospective on the Past Fifty Years of Medicine and the Impact of Social Change.” The opinions expressed in this blog post are those of the…more.
Meeting the health-care demands of the elderly community is already a challenging job, but patients who miss appointments add to that challenge. Unlike 20 years ago, today there are more independent seniors who live remotely from immediate family. At the same time, more surgical procedures are now done with patients…more.
April is National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about the health disparities that continue to affect minority populations. The observance traces its roots to a landmark 1985 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that documented the existence of health disparities among racial…more.
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