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U.S. patients report inferior care
Not only are sick Americans facing serious financial problems from high healthcare costs (43 percent), but many are experiencing problems with healthcare quality, according to a new poll released yesterday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NPR and the Harvard School of Public Health.
Report: Pricing, technology to blame for high U.S. healthcare costs
High prices and technology costs are what are driving skyrocketing healthcare costs in the U.S., not high utilization rates, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. One major factor is
Is tech to blame for rising healthcare costs?
Technology has changed healthcare ... but not in a good way, IT writer Mark Gibbs says in a recent Forbes commentary . Technology enables more accurate patient care and allows providers to share data
Why Massachusetts is the state to lead reform, cost control
Massachusetts implemented its own universal health plan six years ago and today more than 98 percent of residents are insured. Yet the industry still questions whether to follow the Bay State's lead
Target 6 areas of waste to curb healthcare costs
Hospital leaders looking to cut back on waste should focus on six categories that account for more than 20 percent of escalating healthcare expenditures, according to an article today in the Journal
Healthcare costs drive entire U.S. deficit
The U.S. healthcare system's lopsided delivery costs compared to the rest of the world is the primary driver behind the nation's long-term budget deficits, the Center for Economic and Policy Research
Dual eligibles have higher healthcare utilization, costs
Dual-need seniors--those simultaneously enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid programs--use significantly more services than those enrolled in other programs, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Costly cancer treatment comes under fire
Despite a lack of evidence that proton-beam therapy actually is more effective than traditional therapy at treating prostate cancer, both hospitals and patients continue to long for the expensive
Unnecessary anesthesia adds $1B to health spending
Patients increasingly are undergoing unnecessary general anesthesia during gastroenterological procedures, costing the healthcare system as much as $1 billion each year in extra spending, according
Sluggish hospital donations deter healthcare improvements
Charitable donations to nonprofit hospitals have decelerated in the wake of the recession, lagging behind their construction, equipment and patient needs, according to a new survey from the
