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Millions of workers gained insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act without adverse effects on labor markets

ACA Coverage Substantial, but Did Not Impact Labor Markets

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Coverage gains did not negatively impact employment levels, hours worked, earnings
A new scoring system that accounts for "not relevant" responses on the Dermatology Life Quality Index for patients with psoriasis is valid for avoiding bias and can improve access to biologics

Novel Scoring System Can Up Access to Biologics in Psoriasis

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DLQI-R allows more patients to achieve threshold for becoming candidates for biologic treatment
In the first six months of 2018

CDC: 8.8 Percent Uninsured in U.S. in First Half of 2018

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12.5 percent of adults aged 18-64 years and 4.4 percent of children aged 0-17 years uninsured
Rising drug spending in the United States is being fueled by expensive name-brand prescription medicines

Name-Brand Medications Driving Spike in U.S. Drug Spending

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Greatest costs for Humira, Remicade, Enbrel, Novolog, and Neulasta
Data from patient- and family-reported error narratives indicate that problems related to patient-physician interactions are major contributors to diagnostic errors

Patient Experiences Shed Light on Diagnostic Errors

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Problems related to patient-physician interactions contribute to diagnostic errors
By collecting data on suicides by medical students

AMA to Collect Data on Suicide Among Doctors-in-Training

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Administration hopes to identify the systemic factors that contribute to this problem
Hundreds of thousands more low-income Americans could get health insurance after voters in three Republican-leaning states approved Medicaid expansion in the midterm elections.

Medicaid Expansion Approved in Three Republican-Leaning States

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Voters supported expansion in Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho
The prevalence of atopic dermatitis is 7.3 percent among U.S. adults

Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis 7.3 Percent in U.S. Adults

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Patients with AD and more severe disease have higher scores on dermatology life quality index
The incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers is much lower based on administrative data than chart review data

Pressure Ulcer Rates Only Decreasing for Less Severe Sores

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Hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates vary greatly depending on data sources
The federal government website where Americans can sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is up and running

Sign-Up Season Begins on HealthCare.gov

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Insurers are expanding their participation in the program