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Primary Health Care Quality Improvement Initative using Pen Clinical Audit Tool in South Eastern Sydney

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2014
Jennifer Pollock, Francis Lai, Amanda Ratttray   +2 more
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The Effects of Health Insurance and Self-Insurance on Retirement Behavior [PDF]

This paper provides an empirical analysis of the effects of employer-provided health insurance, Medicare, and Social Security on retirement behavior. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we estimate a dynamic programming model of retirement ...
Eric French, John Bailey Jones
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Managed-Medicare Health Club Benefit and Reduced Health Care Costs Among Older Adults

Preventing Chronic Disease, 2008
IntroductionOur study was undertaken to determine the association between use of a health plan-sponsored health club benefit by older adults and total health care costs over 2 years.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study used administrative and claims ...
Huong Q. Nguyen, PhD, Ronald T. Ackermann, MD, MPH, Matthew Maciejewski, PhD, Ethan Berke, MD, MPH, Marsha Patrick, PhD, MHA, CHE, Barbara Williams, PhD, James P. LoGerfo, MD, MPH   +6 more
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Gout in pregnancy: Obstetric and neonatal outcomes

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 349-355, April 2025.
Abstract Objective The pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by gout have yet to be evaluated in a population‐based study. We sought to evaluate the obstetric and neonatal outcomes in pregnant patients with gout using a national population database.
Sam Amar, Ahmad Badeghiesh, Haitham Baghlaf, Michael H. Dahan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community-based wellness and prevention programs: the role of Medicare

Frontiers in Public Health, 2015
Erin Murphy Colligan, Naomi eTomoyasu, Benjamin eHowell   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Savings from an Efficient Medicare Drug Plan [PDF]

The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) was passed in 2003 to reform the Medicare system, but the result was an inefficient set of rules and regulations. This report projects the savings from a drug benefit program that was designed with efficiency in mind.
Dean Baker
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A Rapid Colorimetric Method for Determining Calcium, Inorganic Phosphorus, and Zinc in Human Milk Using Clinical Laboratory Reagents

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
We evaluated a colorimetric assay using clinical reagents for determining Ca, IP, and Zn in human milk. Significant correlations were observed between Ca, IP, and Zn levels determined by colorimetric assay and Ca, total P, and Zn levels determined by ICP‐AES.
Miori Tanaka, Misaki Mochida, Midori Date, Katsumi Mizuno   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Healthcare Economics: Blockchain Integration Amidst Medicare Reform

Blockchain in Healthcare Today
As healthcare institutions face Medicare funding challenges, blockchain technology offers solutions for financial stability and improved patient care. This paper examines how decentralized systems create new revenue streams while addressing transparency ...
Ryan Wright
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Waiting for a hospital bed: Disparities in emergency department boarding

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Rising emergency department (ED) boarding times have become a public health crisis. It is unclear whether certain racial and ethnic groups are disproportionately affected. Objective To identify racial and ethnic inequities in ED boarding time and explore which factors may contribute to prolonged boarding times.
Rose M. Olson, Nathaniel Fessehaie, Trishathi Malagar Nandakumar, Araba Gyan, Daniel Nguyen, Chuan‐Chin Huang, Esteban Gershanik, DaMarcus E. Baymon, Regan H. Marsh, Jeffrey Schnipper, Bram Wispelwey   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Representative Ryan’s $30 Trillion Medicare Waste Tax [PDF]

Representative Ryan’s proposal to replace the current Medicare systemwith a system of vouchers or premium supports has been widely described as shifting costs from the government to beneficiaries.
David Rosnick, Dean Baker
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