Category: Health Care Policy (Page 13 of 22)

      HPV Testing for All Women Over 30 Recommended by New Study

      December 15, 2011 /

      A new study recommends HPV testing for all women over 30 years.

      The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) has been shown to be present in women who later develop certain types of cervical cancer.

      Detecting the virus leads to closer screening for cervical cancer.

      Results of a five-year study involving 45,000 women provided the strongest evidence yet in favor of using human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, Chris Meijer and colleagues from the VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam reported in The Lancet Oncology.

      Health Care Policy, Research

      Young Adults Now Covered Due to Health Care Reform

      December 15, 2011 /

      Health care reform measures which President Barack Obama signed into law last year will help provide coverage for about 2.5 million people aged 19 to 25.

      The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday that the provision that lets young adults remain on their parents’ insurance plans through age 26,

      Federal officials credited the gains to the Affordable Care Act, legislation championed by President Barack Obama that took effect last year and is deemed the biggest overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system in nearly 50 years.

      The law aims broadly to eventually provide medical coverage to more than 30 million uninsured Americans, and already allows young adults to stay on their parents’ private insurance plans through age 26.

      Since the policy helping young adults took effect in September 2010, the percentage of adults ages 19 to 25 covered by a private health insurance plan has increased significantly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said.

      Health Care Policy, Health Insurance

      Baby Boomers Need to Know These 8 Things About Medicare

      December 5, 2011 /

      There are 8 important things that Baby Boomers need to know about health care.

      As those aged 65 transition into the medicare system there may be overlap with employee benefits.

      Make sure you know what’s available, what you need to pay for, and what works best for you.

      U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 52 percent more folks are working beyond their sixty-fifth birthday than there were ten years ago. Recognizing this trend, more corporations are trying to integrate Medicare into their coverage options. Each company seems to have their own way of dealing with the trend and how it impacts company-provided health insurance coverage.

      To that end, each employee needs to discover the coverage their employer offers at age 65. With some government and civil service jobs, free health care insurance continues from the date of retirement until death. Many companies also contribute to or pay their retirees’ health care premiums in full. Kaiser Family Foundation says that percentage dropped to 28 percent in 2010 from 40 percent in 1995. In some instances, the employee is covered mostly by Medicare. Other folks are covered primarily by their employer. Further complicating the issue are family members.

      Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Medicare, Research, Resources, Wellness

      Some Tests Results are too Important to Wait For

      December 5, 2011 /

      Some test results are too important to wait for your doctor to get around to calling you.

      Patients need to start taking the initiative when it comes to their healthcare.

      There are a few steps every patient can take to stay on top of test results. For starters, always ask which test is being performed and when to expect the results. Stream says he’s very specific with patients: “I tell them, ‘I’m scheduling a CT scan of your abdomen, and if you don’t hear from me in three days, call me.’ ” If your doctor doesn’t spell out these details clearly on his own, nudge him along.

      Patients need to be active players in their health care.

      Often a patient can be out of sight and out of mind.

      Staying on top of your care is the best way to insure that you’re getting the best service.

      Health Care Policy, Quality Control, Wellness

      New Ruling Allows Bone Marrow Donors to be Compensated

      December 4, 2011 /

      Bone marrow donors may be compensated for their donations.

      This ruling will increase the odds of patients finding matches when in need of transplants, which must be a genetic match.

      The court said that new technologies for transplanting bone marrow make the tissue more like blood and less like an organ.

      The National Organ Transplant Act prohibits compensation for human organs, such as kidneys, but allows payment for renewable tissues such as blood.

      A California nonprofit MoreMarrowDonors.org, sued U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in 2009, challenging the ban on compensation for bone marrow donations.

      They argued that allowing financial incentives for bone marrow donation was crucial because of the extreme difficulty of finding a genetic match.

      The suit said the ban violated the U.S. Constitution because it treated bone marrow as a “human organ” while allowing payments for blood, sperm and eggs.

      Health Care Policy, Privacy, Research, Resources, Wellness

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