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TALLAHASSEE, FLThe percentage of working people without health insurance in Florida increased over the past five years, mostly because they couldnt afford rising premiums, a new state study has found.
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While the Mississippi Hospital Association protests that the idea would be disastrous for its members, attorney Richard Scruggs said a lawsuit settlement being negotiated with North Mississippi Medical Center involving free and reduced medical care could become a national model for the level of service hospitals should provide.
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Many studies have been done on the need for safety net providers. But until recently, no one had looked at the level of awareness of those providers existence. Research by the Center for Studying Health System Change paints a disturbing picture of how well or not people understand the help they have available, and what capacity problems could develop if they understood better.
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The first head-to-head comparison study of an ACE inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker, to assess renoprotective effects in type 2 diabetes, has shown that the drugs are comparable in their benefit.
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In the face of a bioterrorism attack or even a major flu outbreak, state, county, and local health departments will be expected to act quickly to bring vaccinations and other medical care to all who need it. Now, those agencies have help coming in the form of RealOpt, a software program created by a Georgia Tech professor.
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A Commonwealth Fund study reports that while community health centers deliver primary health care to much of New York Citys low income population, the design and delivery of health care services at the centers can be made more patient-friendly.
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President George W. Bush, who says he has political capital from his reelection victory over Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) that he intends to spend, will use some of that capital to push for limits to jury awards in medical malpractice cases.
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Eye injuries present a significant challenge to emergency personnel. Patient stress and coexisting periorbital findings can complicate any evaluation, and many of the signs of serious injury may be quite subtle. Because the majority of eye injuries present between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. when ophthalmology consultation is not available immediately in most hospitals, a tremendous burden is placed on the emergency health care provider to identify and manage potential vision-threatening disorders. The following is a review of ocular trauma with a focus on clinical findings, their implications, and management.
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