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Medicaid expansion not enough for diabetes patients: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Boston [US], November 29 (ANI): A study led by researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) claims that Medicaid expansion is not enough to improve the health care for patients with diabetes.
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Study suggests for people with diabetes, medicaid expansion helps, but can
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Boston [US], November 25 (ANI): Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act has insured millions of low-income people in the United States, improving outcomes for patients with many different diseases. But expansion alone has not been enough to improve outcomes for patients with diabe
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US study reveals income, race determines who will contract COVID-19 among
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 24 (ANI): As the US continues to witness an everyday surge in the number of coronavirus cases, income and race seem to be determining who among the country's elderly population has been infected with the virus.
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Study reveals Medicaid managed care impacts obstetrical care, birth outcom
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 21 (ANI): A new study shows that among a set of disadvantaged women, Medicaid (health care program that assists low-income families) managed care reduces the women's access to high-quality hospital services during pregnancy and delivery and was associated with wors
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Does pregger's drug dose make difference in new-born's risk of cleft lip?
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C [New Delhi], December 28 (ANI): A study says, higher dose of topiramate drug during the first tri-semester of pregnancy may up the risk of cleft lip or cleft palate more than when taking a lower dose.
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Trump announces opioid crisis a public health emergency
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid drug addiction in the country a public health emergency.
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Republic Senate to not vote on new healthcare bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], September 27 (ANI): The U.S. Republican leaders have confirmed that the Senate would not vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal Obamacare, this week.
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Indian-American Seema Verma swears-in as CMS head, places hand on Bhagwad
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 15 (ANI): Seema Verma, President Donald Trump's choice for Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was sworn-in by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, as she placed her hand on the holy Hindu text- Bhagwad Gita in the presence of her family.
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Trump's choice Seema Verma to head Medicare & Medicaid
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 14 (ANI): President Donald Trump's nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma was approved by the Senate in a 55-43 vote.
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Here`s how insurance status affects cancer survival
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 8 (ANI): Men with testicular cancer, who were uninsured or on Medicaid, had a higher risk of death from what is normally a curable disease than insured patients, suggests two new studies.
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