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The Response to Medicare [PDF]

Public Health Reports (1896-1970), 1968
I MPLEMENTATION of title XVIII of Public Law 89-97 (Medicare) presented a unique opportunity to study several facets of social cha,nge because Medicare is a large-scale innovation in the philosophy and method olf payment for health and medical care services for the aged.
R M, Coe, E A, Friedmann, J, Sigler, D, Marshall, H P, Brehm   +4 more
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Cutaneous and mucosal melanoma among the Palestinian population: a retrospective clinicopathological study with comparative regional context

BMC Cancer
Background Cutaneous and mucosal melanoma are biologically and clinically distinct malignancies whose epidemiology varies markedly across populations and skin phototypes.
Ibrahim Salhi, Sami Bannoura, Orgina Abedaljawwad, Zaidoun Salah   +3 more
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Preliminary Study on Effect of Chemical Composition Alteration on Elastic Recovery and Stress Recovery of Nitrile Gloves

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
Nitrile gloves are widely used in the medical and automobile field due to its superiority in hypo-allergic component and chemical resistance over natural latex gloves.
Tan Kai Yang, Phang Siew Wei, Phang Chee Kin, Lang Choh Jing, Pang Goh Ching, Ban Wong Chong, Ting Tee Tiam   +6 more
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The Limited English Proficient Population: Describing Medicare, Medicaid, and Dual Beneficiaries

Health Equity, 2018
Purpose: The Limited English Proficient (LEP) population experiences well-documented suboptimal health outcomes and substandard provider experiences.
Kimberly Proctor, Shondelle M. Wilson-Frederick, Samuel C. Haffer   +2 more
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Association of a Novel Medication Risk Score with Adverse Drug Events and Other Pertinent Outcomes Among Participants of the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Pharmacy, 2020
Preventable adverse drug events (ADEs) represent a significant public health challenge for the older adult population, since they are associated with higher medical expenditures and more hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits.
David L. Bankes, Hubert Jin, Stephanie Finnel, Veronique Michaud, Calvin H. Knowlton, Jacques Turgeon, Alan Stein   +6 more
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Alzheimer's Disease and Oral-Systemic Health: Bidirectional Care Integration Improving Outcomes

Frontiers in Oral Health, 2021
Dentistry is an effective healthcare field that can impact Alzheimer's disease through prevention and education. Every day dental providers use an arsenal of assessment protocols directly coinciding with modifiable Alzheimer's risk factors. An innovative
Anne O. Rice
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Healthcare resource utilization, costs and treatment associated with myasthenia gravis exacerbations among patients with myasthenia gravis in the USA: a retrospective analysis of claims data

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 2023
Aim: There are limited data on the clinical and economic burden of exacerbations in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). We assessed patient clinical characteristics, treatments and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) associated with MG ...
Julia Pisc, Angela Ting, Michelle Skornicki, Omar Sinno, Edward Lee   +4 more
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Access in all areas? A round up of developments in market access and health technology assessment: part 2

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 2023
In this latest update, we explore the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) enacted by the US Congress in August 2022, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently releasing the list of the first ten drugs it will negotiate prices on.
Alice Beattie, Catrin Treharne, Silvy Mardiguian, Sreeram V Ramagopalan   +3 more
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The history of establishment of the US system of medical insurance and Barack Obama`s medical reform

Американська історія і політика, 2017
The article investigates the history of the shaping the medical insurance in the United States and the medical reform in the USA initiated by President Barack Obama, which is considered one of the most important achievements in domestic politics of the ...
Oleg Mashevs’kyj, Miroslav Baraboi
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A Case Report on Successfully Managed Acquired Facial Lipoatrophy through Dermal Filler [PDF]

Journal of Liaquat National Hospital
The etiology and pathophysiological pathway of Acquired facial lipoatrophy remain unclear. It is a rare disease that is perhaps linked with immune system-related ailments, especially AIDS; the causative reasons are not well established.
Shamail Zia, Syed Jawwad Ali, Fazail Zia, Farozaan Shamail, Naeem Uddin, Vardah Zia, Ziram Zia   +6 more
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