Study Reveals Lower Predictive Ability for Renal Cancer Models
Prospective validation shows decrease in predictive ability compared with previous retrospective validations
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
About 28 million older Americans have Medicare Advantage plans
Year One Results Out for Value-Based Payment Modifier Program
Overall, 29.3 percent of eligible practices failed to register and report data and received a penalty
Higher Risk of Cardiac Arrest in Dialysis May Be Genetic
But more detailed genetic studies needed in the dialysis population
Some Inflammatory Diseases Linked to Stroke-Associated Pneumonia
Risk for SAP reduced among patients with psoriasis, other chronic inflammatory diseases among acute ischemic stroke discharges
American Adults Without Health Insurance Rises by Two Million
Losses in coverage concentrated among younger adults, people buying own health insurance policies
Empagliflozin Has Kidney Protective Effects in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Total adverse events of heart failure or all-cause mortality were reduced with empagliflozin, regardless of kidney function
Baby Boomers Push Median Age of Americans Up as Births Decline
The share of people 65 years and older grew by more than one-third between the 2010 census and the 2020 census
Disparities Seen for Racial, Ethnic Minorities in Outpatient Practices
Visit rates lower for Black individuals versus Whites for 23 of 29 specialties, with marked disparities for dermatology, otolaryngology, general surgery
Report Estimates Costs of Birth Defect-Associated Hospitalizations
Total estimated cost of birth defect-associated hospitalizations was $22.2 billion in the United States in 2019
