Medical Care, Vol. 43, No. 2. (February 2005), pp. 132-140.
The purpose of this research was to determine whether comorbidity affects the stage at which breast cancer is diagnosed. ... Comorbidity may complicate the diagnostic decisionmaking process for breast cancer. The results suggest that contact with the medical care system improves the odds of early-stage diagnosis. Thus, barriers to access for people with chronic conditions may exacerbate those chronic conditions and increase the odds of late-stage breast cancer.
Steven Fleming, Holly Pursley, Beth Newman, Dmitri Pavlov, Kun Chen
Comorbidity as a Predictor of Stage of Illness for Patients with Breast Cancer
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Medical Care, Vol. 43, No. 2. (February 2005), pp. 132-140.Statement By Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker On The Passage Of The Medicare And Medicaid Extenders Act Of …
Medicare News, Syndicated
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Dec 122010
In passing the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010, Congress did right by people with Medicare. This bill prevents important Medicare programs from expiring at the beginning of 2011. Most importantly, it averts deep cuts to Medicare physician payments, and will keep them at the current rate until 2012. The prevention of these cuts in physician payments, which are the result of the ...
It is estimated that five out of ten people turning 67 will use a nursing home at some point in their lives and many will need home care and other related services as well About two-thirds of people in nursing homes have no living relatives. And about 70 percent of all nursing home patients are women. Nursing home costs are estimated to be $75,000 in 2009, which would economically devastate most families. The federal government will not be helping either, unless you are without any assets, Medicare will cover you for a maximum of 100 days, but there are no social security benefits to cover any of these expenses. The only program that can assist you is Medicaid, but the catch is you must qualify. You can protect yourself from Medicaid nursing home costs by taking action now while you still have your health; the key is in the planning, which this new, groundbreaking book will assist you with. On February 8, 2006, President Bush signed a law called the Deficit Reduction A (more…)
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Shawn Bishop, staffer on Capitol Hill, confirms the CBO analysis that says that $113 billion in cuts to the Medicare Advantage program will result in reduced benefits for its enrollees. Two points to remember: 1. 25% of people on Medicare buy MA plans for the express purpose of gaining better coverage and more benefits; 2. There are an additional $400 billion in proposed "savings" coming at the expense of Medicare in general over 10 years. That represents about 9% of Medicare outlays in that period. |
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