Subtle differences in brain anatomy among older individuals with normal cognitive skills may be able to predict the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease over the next decade and how quickly symptoms of dementia would develop, according to a Rush University…
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The House voted to terminate another piece of healthcare reform Wednesday, killing the Prevention and Public Health Fund that is currently scheduled to receive nearly $18 billion over the next few years, according to a report from The Hill. The…
Cleveland Clinic has received 22 environmental achievement awards from Practice Greenhealth, an organization for environmentally-conscious healthcare facilities, according to a hospital news release.
CMS is accepting state proposals for its Medicaid Incentives for Prevention of Chronic Diseases Program, a component of healthcare reform that is offering states $100 million to reward Medicaid recipients who quit smoking or lose weight, according to a Kaiser…
The Florida House of Representatives has approved legislation that would shift the state's 2.9 million Medicaid recipients in "HMO-style plans," according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission will launch McKesson's Personal Care Manager, a whole-person care management program for Texas Medicaid clients, in early 2011, according to a McKesson news release.
Raising the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67 in 2014 would save the federal government $7.6 billion in 2014 but would increase out-of-pocket costs for dropped beneficiaries by approximately $5.6 billion, according to release by the Kaiser Family…
The cost of the healthcare reform law will remain fuzzy until the administration decides what benefits must be covered by the state health insurance exchanges that start in 2014, according to a report by Politico.
A recent study by Deloitte suggests that the government underestimated the amount U.S. consumers spent on healthcare goods and services by $363 billion, or 14.7 percent.
The Vermont House of Representatives has passed a bill that creates the first steps toward a single-payor health system for the state, according to a report by the Brattleboro Reformer.