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First states to expand Medicaid saw larger screening rate increases

An additional 355,184 people would have been screened for colorectal cancer if non-expansion states had seen the same increases in screenings.

Fewer than one in five are currently receiving information on how to avoid, manage, or mitigate the effects of a costly condition.

Targeted interventions have shown a modest ability to lower costs and have the potential to greatly improve cancer care.

Insurers UHC, Anthem, Aetna, Humana and Cigna were among the top seven, which also included Optum and Medtronic.

The strategy can carry credit risks, because when hospitals stray from their core competencies, they may strain their financial health, Moody’s says.

The broad balance sheet shows hospitals are improving financial strength and flexibility compared to two decades ago.

Success in precision medicine has been largely dependent on thought leaders who are highly skilled interdisciplinary leaders.

However the research indicates that free-standing emergency rooms can indeed reduce wait times in smaller communities.

Both terms get used to mean essentially the same thing but there are some subtleties that distinguish them.

With March, the streak of 17 consecutive months in which year-over-year growth in health spending was less than GDP growth has come to an end.