There are excellent hypertension treatments available but many Americans don't know they have the condition and aren't being treated.
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USA Today published an article on the federal end-stage renal disease program. The problems are typical of most government health programs.
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Because chronic disease accounts for a large percentage of total health spending, approaches to managing those diseases are constantly being developed and modified.
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A new study shows increasing amounts of US health care spending are caused by obesity.
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The Wall Street Journal article summarized some research results regarding the potential cost savings of prevention and wellness efforts, particularly for persons with chronic diseases. The overall conclusion is that…
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A recent article in The American Journal of Managed Care (volume 15, page 295, May 2009), described findings from a comparison within the Kaiser Permanente system of patients with diabetes…
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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