Medicaid Enrollees Are Satisfied With Their Health Care
Enrollees rate their overall health care at 7.9, on average, on a scale of 1 to 10
Health Service Use Unchanged From 1996-1997 to 2011-2012
Expenditures for various categories of medical services increased in almost every category assessed
Intensive Lifestyle Changes May Up Frailty Fracture Risk in DM
But no increase in overall fracture risk with ILI in overweight or obese individuals with diabetes
Patients Are Often Recording Doctor’s Visits
Patients may be using tapes to remember important details about visits; often share with caregivers
American Adults Without Health Insurance Rises by Two Million
Losses in coverage concentrated among younger adults, people buying own health insurance policies
Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Aids RA With Arthralgia
Significant reductions in VAS scores, morning stiffness duration in case series of 15 patients
Patient Involvement Can Cut Errors in X-Ray Imaging
Rate reduction of about 91 percent in error rate in left-to-right errors after intervention
AMA: Doctors Should Make Sure Their Online Info Is Accurate
Speakers in educational session urge caution in online behavior
Radiofrequency Denervation Unlikely to Ease Low Back Pain
Findings do not support use of radiofrequency denervation for chronic low back pain
Market Competition Linked to Change in Generic Drug Prices
Price change of −31.7 percent for quadropoly and 47.4 percent for monopoly
