Wellness and Prevention – Page 12 – Healthy Skeptic

Sep 28 2010

American College of Physicians

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American College of Physicians: Ethical Considerations for the Use of Patient Incentives to Promote Personal Responsibility for Health

Sep 28 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The American College of Physicians has offered ethical guidelines for using incentives to promote personal responsibility for health

Sep 27 2010

Washington Post

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Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year are sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth.

Sep 27 2010

New York Times

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New computer-based products can help you along the road to fitness, offering steady electronic encouragement and suggestions.

Sep 24 2010

Fiscal Times

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The New England Journal of Medicine study claims there is a better way to engage patients that almost achieves lower health care costs – systematic telephone outreach to patients at high risk of serious health problems by trained nurses

Sep 23 2010

Washington Post

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New health insurance policies must cover – without charge – preventive care that’s backed up by the best scientific evidence and recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Sep 18 2010

2010 Potpourri XXXIV

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On the menu for this week's potpourri--savings from wellness efforts for a large employer; drug reimbursement for Medicaid programs; using remote monitoring in a health plan context; the FDA's regulatory…

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Sep 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

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An effort to repeal a tax provision of the new health-care overhaul law that has angered small businesses would also divert billions of dollars from prevention and other programs.

Sep 08 2010

Kansas Health Institute

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New federal health reform legislation over the next several years will pump millions of additional dollars into similar home visitation programs for new and expecting mothers with the goal of reducing rates of premature birth and infant mortality.

Sep 08 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The proportion of U.S. adults who smoke seems to be stalled at around 21%. What’s it going to take to push that number lower, and to further limit the number of tobacco-related deaths?

Sep 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Software designers are developing games aimed at helping people improve their health in a variety of ways, be it getting diabetics to eat right or leading Parkinson’s patients through rehabilitation.

Sep 01 2010

Chicago Tribune

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As companies increasingly get creative about holding the line on health care costs, more are turning to inexpensive wellness programs

Sep 01 2010

Fiscal Times

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Medicare last week finally leveled a pre-emptive strike against smoking and agreed to pay for counseling for senior smokers who are not yet sick

Aug 28 2010

2010 Potpourri XXXI

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Summer nears an end, but not our Potpourris. This one includes the costs of malpractice, an innovative provider error disclosure program, employer wellness paybacks, blood pressure medication issues, the cost…

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Aug 23 2010

New York Times

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WHY are Americans getting fatter and fatter? The simple explanation is that we eat too much junk food and spend too much time in front of screens

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