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KevinMD.com-Will health reform address the racial disparity of the uninsuredqus

Wed 19 Jun 2013 16:00:11 PDT

For all intents and purposes the Affordable Care Act ACA the presidentas signature piece of legislation will provide more health care coverage to poor and underserved populations. Persistently disadvantaged communities have much further to go than those with insurance and new means of accessing and paying for care will benefit them disproportionately. Nevertheless with more ...

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Well-The 4-Minute Workout

Wed 19 Jun 2013 04:01:31 0000

A single strenuous four-minute workout can effectively improve health and fitness as much as longer workouts can researchers found. Download the "Well 4-Minute Workout" playlist for your workout.

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Medgadget-ArtVentive EOS Device for Rapid Occlusion of Various Body Lumens

Wed 19 Jun 2013 19:19:49 0000

ArtVentive Medical Group out of Carlsbad CA received CE Mark approval for its EOS device. Indicated for placing occlusions within blood vessels and other lumens within the body the EOS works withA0.035a guide wires and 6 and 8 french guiding catheters. Itandhas8217s designed for work within the lungsAperipheral vasculature neurology cardiology and for OB/GYN.

Once itandhas8217s brought to market the company promises to offer occluding diameter sizes of 3.0 mm to 8.0 mm and even larger. It will come loaded on the delivery catheter and ready to use.

Cato Liberty-How Much Does Your State Government Depend on Federal Fundsqus

Wed 19 Jun 2013 16:52 EDT

Tad DeHaven

This week the Indianapolis Star published an op-ed I wrote on Indiana state governmentas reliance on federal funds. I said that aMost Hoosiers would be surprised to know that under Gov. Mike Penceas first budget proposal federal funds would have accounted for around 35 percent of total state spending.aandnbspI intended to look at the other 49 states because I imagine most citizens would be surprised at how much of the money their state government spends originates in Washington. However the Tax Foundation beat me to the punch in this weekas aMonday Mapa:andnbsp

As I explained in my op-ed state politicians like afreea federal money. The problem is the money isnat free:andnbsp

The appeal of federal funds to governors is obvious: They get to spend additional money without having to raise taxes on their voters to pay for it. A problem with this arrangement is that it creates a fiscal illusion a state taxpayers perceive the cost of government to be cheaper than it really is. In effect the federal money and a large part of the annual budget appears to be afree.aandnbsp
But Hoosiers should be mindful that every dollar Washington sends to Indianapolis is a dollar taken from taxpayers in Indiana and the other states. The return is actually less than a dollar since the federal bureaucracy takes its cut. The situation is no different when the federal dollars go instead to say Sacramento. In addition economists have found that federal subsidies to the states lead to higher state taxes and spending in the long-run because the federal aseed moneya creates a demand for more government.andnbsp

See this Downsizing Government essay for more on federal subsidies to the states.andnbsp

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Respectful Insolence-Do you believe in magic in medicinequs

Wed 19 Jun 2013 07:42:54 0000

Sometimes between blogging a demanding day and night job doing surgery and science and everything else I embarrass myself. Sure sometimes I embarrass myself by saying something that in retrospect I wish I hadnandhas8217t. More often I embarrass myself by letting things slide that I shouldnandhas8217t. For instance when friends send me a prepublication copyandhas8230

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DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog-aDiabetes Monstera App Actually Motivates

Wed 19 Jun 2013 11:00:59 0000

Taming our diabetes monsters may seem like only a metaphor for what we try to do every day but now thereandhas8217s a fun new app for that.Just launched in the U.S. for the first time on June 4 theandhas8230

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Health Blog-What Motivates Doctors

Wed 12 Jun 2013 00:12:20 0000

Physician pay accounts for about 20 of total health-care spending and in many specialties it has increased much faster than inflation in recent years.Some critics say thatas because most doctors get paid for every service they perform which creates an incentive to order unnecessary tests and hospitalize people who donat need it.That critique is the basis for a push to tie physician pay to performance evaluating doctors on how well they follow procedures for patient care and how well they score on patient satisfaction surveys among other things.wsj-poll name="20130611-200308-1747367582" category="topic" size="E"

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