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International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.What's New? Early diagnosis is critical for improving pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma prognosis, but few biomarkers currently exist. In a case–control study of 1,307 pancreatic cancer cases and matched pairs nested in prospective cohort studies, 13 miRNA–cancer associations were found to change during the blood‐draw‐to‐diagnosis time window.
Hui Cai +10 more
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The Emerging Role of Group Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans [PDF]
, 2008 Examines the legislative and regulatory changes contributing to the rapid growth of enrollment in group Medicare Advantage plans in private fee-for-service plans.
Jonathan Blum +3 more
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The Non‐Professional Virtues of the Hospice Volunteer
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Volunteers have long played a significant role in hospice care. Much of the care volunteers provide consists of weekly hour‐long in‐home visits. Home‐visiting hospice volunteers are not professionals, nor are they strangers or intimates. Hospice volunteers will not typically face moral dilemmas, nor be called upon to make dramatic decisions ...
Michael B. Gill
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How Much "Skin in the Game" Is Enough? The Financial Burden of Health Spending for People on Medicare [PDF]
, 2011 Examines trends in the financial burden of out-of-pocket healthcare expenses relative to income among Medicare beneficiaries between 1997 and 2006, including the composition of expenses and contributing factors.
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Tele‐hospitalist services to support the opening of a new rural hospital
Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract As rural hospitals experiencing low patient volume and workforce shortages continue to close nationally, we present an innovative telemedicine care delivery model utilized to support the opening of a new 25‐bed rural hospital in South Carolina in 2023.
Yotam Papo +7 more
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Voices of Beneficiaries: Early Experiences with the Medicare Drug Benefit [PDF]
, 2006 Presents findings from a survey that examines the enrollment decisions, experiences, and future concerns related to the prescription drug coverage of beneficiaries with the new Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Jack Hoadley
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Prevalence and costs of US pediatric hospitalizations, 2022
Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Pediatric hospitalizations represent an evolving component of US healthcare utilization. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic hastened rising mental health visits and shrinking rural hospital capacity. Understanding contemporary patterns in pediatric hospitalizations is critical to inform health system planning and ...
Anna J. Lytchakov +5 more
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Medicare, Medicaid and the Deficit Debate [PDF]
, 2012 Examines 2000-10 Medicare and Medicaid expenditures; projections for 2011-20 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Congressional Budget Office; contributing factors, including enrollment growth; and proposals for curbing ...
John Holahan, Stacey McMorrow
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Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Disparities in risk and access to care can lead to a greater incidence of cancer, higher stage at diagnosis, and more frequent cancer‐related deaths in communities with high poverty levels. Risk prediction tools that do not take into consideration social determinants of health may underestimate mortality in these populations.
Matthew P. Landler +5 more
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N.C. Medicaid Reform: A Bipartisan Path Forward [PDF]
, 2017 The North Carolina Medicaid program currently constitutes 32% of the state budget and provides insurance coverage to 18% of the state’s population. At the same time, 13% of North Carolinians remain uninsured, and even among the insured, significant ...
Rice, Allison, Richman, Barak D.
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