Forty years ago, Americans could expect to live slightly longer than Europeans. This has since reversed: in spite of similar levels of economic development, Americans now live about a year-and-a-half less, on average, than their Western European counterparts, and also less than people in most other developed nations. How did Americans fall behind?
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Nearly 1 In 6 Adults Use 10 Percent (Or More) Of Income For Health Insurance And Medical Expenses
Roughly 1 of every 6 Americans age 18 to 64 reported using more than 10 percent of their total family income to pay for health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical expenses in 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Check the end of this report to […]
Money Does Not Buy Happiness
Freedom and personal autonomy are more important to people’s well-being than money, according to a meta-analysis of data from 63 countries published by the American Psychological Association. While a great deal of research has been devoted to the predictors of happiness and life satisfaction around the world, researchers at the Victoria University of Wellington in […]
Signifant Increases In Medicare Spending Results In Modest Improments In Health
A new study from George Mason University and the Urban Institute reveals that greater spending on medical services means better overall health for Medicare participants. Health Administration and Policy Professor Jack Hadley and his co-authors, Urban Institute researchers Timothy Waidmann, Stephen Zuckerman, and Robert Berenson, analyzed data from more than 17,000 Medicare beneficiaries to draw […]
Serious Psychological Distress Linked To Higher Health Care Spending
Sufferers of serious psychological distress spend an average of $1,735 more on health care each year compared to those without the condition. However, recognizing psychological distress and treating it is often complicated for patients and their doctors. Two researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have found those with serious psychological distress frequent their […]
Researchers Declare, ‘It Costs Too Much To Be Healthy!’
The high cost of health care is deterring parents from taking their children to the doctor or buying prescription medication, regardless of how much money they make or whether they have health insurance, according to a new study to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver.
Cancer Costs Projected To Reach At Least $158 Billion In 2020
Based on growth and aging of the U.S. population, medical expenditures for cancer in the year 2020 are projected to reach at least $158 billion (in 2010 dollars. The represents a 27 percent increase over 2010 according to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) analysis. Moreover, if newly developed tools for cancer diagnosis, treatment, and […]
Scientists Report That Aggressive Care Raises Medicare Costs In End-Stage Dementia
A large proportion of Medicare expenditures for nursing home residents with advanced dementia, a terminal illness, is spent on aggressive treatments that may be avoidable and of limited clinical benefit, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, published in the online version of the Archives […]
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