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Medicare and Other Insurance for People with Disabilities, March 2007 [PDF]
When you are entitled to Social Security disability benefits for 24 months, you are eligible for Medicare beginning the 25th month. An exception applies if you have been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig’s ...
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Comparative performance of 7 risk prediction indices in patients hospitalized for heart failure. In this cohort of 1206 patients, the LENT index offered the greatest discrimination, calibration, and overall accuracy in predicting 30‐day composite all‐cause mortality or readmission following hospitalization for heart failure.
Tauben Averbuch+8 more
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The Diversity of Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: An Examination of Services and Spending for People Eligible for Both Medicaid and Medicare [PDF]
Analyzes updated data on the characteristics, health status, healthcare utilization, and spending for those eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare compared with those of non-dual eligible Medicare beneficiaries and implications of their ...
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Abstract Aims Most adults with stable heart failure are safe to exercise at a moderate intensity for 150 min/week. Regular participation in exercise may improve outcomes in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Few adults with HFpEF initiate and sustain long‐term exercise. To promote exercise adherence in adults with HFpEF,
Windy W. Alonso+10 more
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The Ryan Medicare Plan: Winners and Losers [PDF]
Representative Paul Ryan's proposed 2012 budget has been lauded as a path to prosperity, with much attetion given to his overhaul of the medicare system. Using data from the CBO analysis of the Ryan plan, this issue brief demonstrates that any savings to
David Rosnick, Dean Baker
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How Health Reform Legislation Will Affect Medicare Beneficiaries [PDF]
Analyzes how provisions in the House and Senate healthcare reform bills and President Barack Obama's proposal would improve Medicare benefits, strengthen the fiscal solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, and reduce spending ...
Karen Davis+2 more
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Abstract Clinical endpoint classification (CEC)—that is, evaluation of clinical events using pre‐defined criteria—is commonly conducted in clinical trial operations to ensure systematic and consistent assessment of endpoints needed to assess the intervention's safety and efficacy.
Veraprapas Kittipibul+13 more
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Abstract Episodes of worsening heart failure (HF) are a major cause of unplanned hospitalizations. Their onset is usually preceded by an early increase in intracardiac pressures with subsequent worsening of symptoms due to congestion. Implantable devices allowing daily remote pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) monitoring are useful to identify early ...
Antoni Bayes‐Genis+13 more
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