Economists claim preventive care costs more than it saves The push to diagnose diseases early and to save money has made prevention a major health care goal. But some economists question the efficiency of preventive care, saying that it actually costs more money than it saves — a belief that puts them at odds with [...]
Continue reading …If you have high cholesterol while in your 40s — more is at risk than just your heart. Research shows that your mind is also at risk. Kaiser Permanente studied people with mid to high cholesterol levels for 40 years. The results showed a sobering connection: a higher incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease and vascular dementia. [...]
Continue reading …The 20th Amendment to the Colorado Constitution authorizes the medical use of marijuana for people suffering from debilitating medical conditions and establishes an affirmative defense to state criminal laws for patients and their primary caregivers. While some distributors of medical marijuana and law enforcement agencies say the amendment is too vague and that some form [...]
Continue reading …Health care overhauls won’t make treatment more affordable None of the health care reform proposals being considered by Congress will actually stop the spiraling cost of health care. The proposals do not save money — in fact, the most popular one will increase health care spending by about $236 billion a year, according to the [...]
Continue reading …Most people in Colorado will be able to get vaccinations for the H1N1 swine flu later this year. The federal government gave $5 million to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to strengthen its infrastructure ahead of the expected delivery of the vaccine. Part of the federal money will go directly to state [...]
Continue reading …Health care costs are quickly outpacing income at almost every level for residents of Colorado. A series of workshops throughout the state will address the findings of an affordability study conducted by the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and the Colorado Consumer Health Initiatives. The groups will be in Colorado Springs at 6 p.m. [...]
Continue reading …As hospitals struggle to meet new budget demands, they are faced with delaying or scaling back information technology projects — despite the fact that technology offers the promise of more efficient, less expensive care. Moving from a paper-based system to an electronic system, prescribing medicine using hand-held devices, checking drug interactions via computers — all [...]
Continue reading …The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The nation’s hospitals will give up $155 billion in future Medicare and Medicaid payments to help defray the cost of President Barack Obama’s health care plan, a concession the White House hopes will boost an overhaul effort that’s hit a roadblock in Congress. Vice President Joe Biden announced the deal [...]
Continue reading …American workers — fearful of losing their jobs — are driving up health care costs. A study by PriceWaterhouseCoopers predicts a 9 percent increase in health care costs nationally during 2010, slightly less than the 9.2 percent increase during 2009 and the 9.9 percent during 2008. Despite the recent economic contraction, health care costs continue [...]
Continue reading …It could be the prescription for future health care: doctors working for hospitals instead of in private, independent practices. No longer able to meet the rising costs of malpractice insurance, deal with paperwork and juggle patients on their own, many physicians are going to work for hospitals. “It’s significant,” said Dr. Steve Berkshire, health care [...]
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