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70% of Primary Care Physicians Think Health Reform Will Exacerbate Physician Shortage

Seventy percent of primary care physicians and sixty percent of pediatricians surveyed anticipate a decline in the number of practicing physicians as a result of healthcare reform, according to a study of physicians by research consultancy Market Strategies International.

Healthcare Reform Extends Coverage to 1.3M Minority Young Adults

HHS announced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has extended health insurance to approximately 1.3 million minority young adults.

70% of Americans Prefer to Keep Medicare the Same

The Kaiser Family Foundation released its February Health Tracking Poll (pdf), in which 70 percent of Americans prefer to keep Medicare as is.

Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia Creates Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities

Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, part of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, has established the Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, according to a hospital news release.

Medical Home Achievement Not Associated With Improved Diabetes Care

Health centers that perform well on the National Committee for Quality Assurance's patient-centered medical home assessment tool may not be associated with higher quality of diabetes care, according to research published in Health Affairs.

University of Miami Hospital Opens Room for Jewish Visitors

The University of Miami Hospital, part of the University of Miami Health System, has opened a bikur cholim room — a room for Jewish family and friends visiting patients — according to a Yeshiva World News report.

Survey: Poor, Uninsured Americans Less Likely to Receive Proper Care

Forty-one percent of adults in families earning less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level have been uninsured for one or more years, and low-income Americans in general are also less likely to receive necessary medical care and preventive…

Underserved Healthcare Facilities Get Free Access to Job Board

Simply Locums, a company that helps clinicians connect to healthcare facilities to manage and negotiate their locum tenens and permanent assignments, is offering free registration to federally qualified community health centers and medically underserved facilities, according to a company release.

UW Carbone Cancer Center, County Develop Cancer Education Program

The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center in Madison is partnering with Adams County Health and Human Services Department, Moundview Memorial Hospital and Clinics in Friendship, Wis., and Adams County UW-Extension to educate the community about cancer, according to a…

Study Finds Ethnic, Racial Disparities in Cancer Screening Rates

The percentage of U.S. citizens screened for cancer remains below national targets, with significant disparities among racial and ethnic populations, according to research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.