HHS Launched Health Reform Site 0
HHS launches new website dedicated to health reform. On March 5, 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Press Release announcing that it has launched a new website dedicated to health reform. The new website contains…- Professional Medical
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Insurance Coverage Quick Reference 0
Keeping track of what is covered by DSHS and Medicare can make you see double. We’ve compiled a quick reference guide for you. These are our most popular product categories. If you have any questions, drop us a line! (800)741-3996…- Professional Medical
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Regional Differences in Medicare Costs 0
According to a report released by the Dartmouth Altas Project, which studies medical resources, Medicare costs vary greatly across the country.
The study said the differences in spending from one area to another can be blamed on decisions made by individual doctors who are influenced by what medical services are available nearby.
“Technology doesn’t drive the growth in health care spending, people do,” said Dr. Elliott Fisher, the lead study author and a medicine professor at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
Fisher said physicians are not the only issue, but also questions like whether there’s a local medical health race among local hospitals or whether a community has a single hospital that is more focused on primary care.
Medicare, the health insurance program for people 65 and older, accounts for a huge chunk of medical spending: it’s expected to cost more than $500 billion this year. The program covers about 44 million people.
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