(Reuters Health)—U.S. public health funding, which covers such things as disease prevention, cancer screenings, contraceptives and vaccines, has been steadily falling in recent years and is expected to keep going down, a recent study projects. Real, inflation-adjusted public health expenditures surged from $39 per capita in 1960 to $281 per capita in 2008, then fell…
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U.S. Predicts 5.8% Average Rise in Healthcare Spending Through 2024
NEW YORK (Reuters)—The U.S. government expects healthcare spending to increase by 5.8% annually on average from 2014 through 2024 as more Americans gain insurance coverage and the improved economy drives patients to visit doctors and hospitals. The aging population’s higher healthcare costs will also push health spending higher starting in 2019, according to a study…
Can DIY Medicine Tame Rampaging Healthcare Costs?
High health insurance deductibles, physician charges, medication expenses spur patients to seek less costly lab testing, surgical procedures, prescription drugs
Affordable Care Act By The Numbers
Predicted impact of government spending under Obamacare tells story of winners, losers in the healthcare reform effort
What the Affordable Care Act Means for Rheumatology
Expected to flood the healthcare system with an influx of insured patients, Obamacare will likely exacerbate physician shortages, worsen capacity issues for many rheumatologists, and pressure providers to deliver a measurable quality of care, but analysts say rheumatology patients will benefit from expanded insurance coverage options
Why Universal Access to Healthcare Isn’t a Constitutional Right, It’s Just Plain Fair
One rheumatologist forms his opinion on the topic while fly fishing on rivers in Missouri
Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Key Healthcare Issues
Where President Obama and and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stand on healthcare issues affecting rheumatologists and the medical profession as a whole.
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