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ACCORD-MIND: Memory in Diabetes; Pulmonary embolism in acute COPD exacerbations; PLCO supports USPSTF recommendations; Balloon kyphoplasty for vertebral fractures; Exercise improves QOL in CHF patients; CBT for anxiety in older adults
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Fluid therapy is an integral aspect of trauma resuscitation.
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Even in the face of plummeting revenues, surging enrollment, and budget shortfalls, "it's a great moment of opportunity for Medicaid programs in many ways," according to Stan Rosenstein, principal advisor of Health Management Associates in Sacramento, CA. Rosenstein is former director of California's Medicaid program.
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The number of states facing budget shortfalls will continue to grow, which means states will make some tough choices, including possible provider rate cuts, predicts Stan Rosenstein, principal advisor of Health Management Associates in Sacramento, CA, and former director of California's Medicaid program.
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People with substance abuse disorders cost Medicaid hundreds of millions of dollars annually in medical care, according to new research that examined records of nearly 150,000 people in six states.
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The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in Denver announced in early March that it has launched the Health Disparities Project in an effort to not only identify possible disparities in health care for minorities in the United States, but also to inform policy-makers to reduce any disparities.
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The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) reported that the nation's hospice community "claimed a significant victory" when President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
