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Medical collections decrease substantially with age

Medical Bills in Collections Decrease With Patient Age

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Mediating roles probable for increases in health insurance coverage and incomes
Overall

14.6 Percent of U.S. Adults Used Marijuana in Past Year

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Prevalence of use was 20 percent in states with legal recreational use, 12 percent where no use is legal

National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Aug. 25-27

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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo The Total Store Expo of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)...
For older patients with stage I squamous cell carcinoma of the anus

Radn Tx Alone May Be Adequate for Stage I Anal Cancer in Elderly

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After propensity-score adjustment, no significant difference in overall survival versus chemoradiation
Among adult survivors of stroke

In Stroke Survivors, Cost-Related Non-Adherence Down After ACA

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Among adult survivors of stroke, Medicaid increased, non-adherence decreased after ACA implementation
There was no meaningful increase in physician compensation in 2017

No Meaningful Increase in Physician Compensation Last Year

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Average change in median compensation 1.2 percent in 2017 for all medical specialties
Diabetes and smoking are vascular risk factors associated with hippocampal calcification in older patents with memory issues

Vascular Risk Factors for Brain Calcification in Seniors Identified

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Hippocampal calcifications associated with diabetes and smoking in patients visiting a memory clinic
Geographic variation in the Medicare Advantage population exceeds that of traditional Medicare for use of skilled nursing facility and hospital care

Medicare, Med Advantage Health Care Use Differs Regionally

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Variation in skilled nursing facility, hospital care up in Medicare Advantage versus traditional Medicare
Rates of opioid use in the United States do not appear to be declining

U.S. Opioid Use Not Declining, Despite Focus on Abuse

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Higher average daily dose seen in 2017 versus 2007, particularly for the disabled
One lot of high blood pressure medication is being recalled after a labeling mix-up

Label Mix-Up Spurs Recall of Accord Blood Pressure Meds

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Bottle in one of the lots found to contain 100 tablets of spironolactone