Tag: health care costs
New Report: Fewer Americans Have Health Insurance
by Jonathan Berr on Dec.01, 2010, under Towing
As health-care costs skyrocket, the ranks of uninsured Americans are growing at their fastest rate ever. A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that 50.7 million people, or 16.7% of the population, had no health coverage in 2009, up from 46.4 million, or 15.4%, in 2008.
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New Report: Fewer Americans Have Health Insurance originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:30:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Health Care, Insurance
The CDC: Number of Americans With Diabetes Projected to Soar
by Michele Turk on Oct.31, 2010, under Towing
As many as one-third of American adults could develop diabetes in the next 40 years, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disease is also among the most expensive chronic illnesses to treat, and is considered one of the culprits in rising health care costs.
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The CDC: Number of Americans With Diabetes Projected to Soar originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:00:00.
Filed Under: Health Care
How to Protect Yourself From Medical Identity Theft
by Sheryl Nance-Nash on Oct.17, 2010, under Towing
Everyone knows there are identity thieves who want to drain your bank accounts and siphon off your credit. But did you know there are scam artists out to steal your health benefits? So far, 1.5 million Americans have suffered from medical identity theft, at a cost of $29 billion.
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How to Protect Yourself From Medical Identity Theft originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:00:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Health Care, Insurance
Why Americans Lag in Life Expectancy — Even as Health Care Spending Soars
by Melly Alazraki on Oct.07, 2010, under Towing
A new study from Columbia University finds that the reasons America is lagging other countries aren’t the commonly cited obesity, smoking, traffic fatalities and homicide. Rather, the problem has been poor health care, or rather, a poor health care system.
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Why Americans Lag in Life Expectancy — Even as Health Care Spending Soars originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:50:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Health Care
Global Pharmaceutical Sales Expected to Rise to $880 Billion in 2011
by Melly Alazraki on Oct.07, 2010, under Towing
Global pharmaceutical sales are expected to grow by 5% to 7% in 2011, thanks to robust growth in emerging markets, especially China, as well as new innovative treatments, and despite patent expirations and budget pressures in the developed world.
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Global Pharmaceutical Sales Expected to Rise to $880 Billion in 2011 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:51:00.
Filed Under: Health Care, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi Aventis, Eli Lilly, Astrazeneca
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