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New 2010 HighRoads Data: Families Will Feel the Pinch of Increased Health Insurance Costs.(Report)
Insurance Business Weekly; 1/10/2010; 889 words; ...information for over 6,000 medical plans is used by HR consulting...largest employers to benchmark medical programs at a granular level...monitoring and global reporting. To access additional details on HighRoads...first time -- have online access to benefits plan information...

Rising mortality in lower income people with diabetes despite drop in overall rate.
NewsRx Health; 1/10/2010; 854 words; ...cmaj090495.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www...medications may be limiting access and compromising care for people...ability to follow complicated medical routines. Changing demographics...Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Canadian Medical Association Journal. This...

Cancer survival disparities for most minority populations increase as cancers become more treatable.
NewsRx Health & Science; 1/10/2010; 1310 words; ...HICCC) at Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian...interventions that are easy to access and use, and do not rely heavily...advance our public health and medical capacity for lowering the burden...to how the benefits of our medical advances are distributed in...

Fort Worth patient first in North Texas to undergo robot-assisted surgery for removal of lung tumor.
NewsRx Science; 1/10/2010; 884 words; ...performed at UT Southwestern Medical Center, he wasn't nervous...The robot offers easier access to the lung, with more flexibility...good visuals and more flexible access in the field of operation...Robotics, UT Southwestern Medical Center. This article was prepared...

New Commonwealth Fund survey of young adults finds wide majority support health reform.
NewsRx Science; 1/10/2010; 1391 words; ...they are at risk of going without needed care and incurring medical debt if they become sick or are injured," said Commonwealth...insurance coverage," said Commonwealth President Karen Davis. "Access to affordable, stable health insurance coverage throughout...