MEwens
A survey by Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health covered 147 companies with between 1,000 and 100,000 employees.
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MEwens
Under the new health law, 45 preventive services graded as A or B by the USPSTF must be offered free by Medicare and new private policies.
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MEwens
One program getting attention is taking place in Albert Lea, Minn., which launched an initiative known as the AARP/Blue Zones Vitality Project in May 2009.
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MEwens
Overall, women’s health gets an “unsatisfactory” rating, according to a new report.
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Laura Landro
Also: aspirin and cancer; embryonic stem-cell arguments; back to McAllen, Texas, this time to look at private insurance.
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MEwens
It’s unclear whether the improved rates of blood-pressure-control can be sustained over time.
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MEwens
Scrapping the deductible “modestly” improved screening rates for blood-cholesterol tests, Pap smears, mammograms and fecal-occult blood tests.
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A proposal to repeal a tax provision of the health-care overhaul law draws concern from public-health advocates.
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Katherine Hobson
Also: meaningful use likely to benefit GE and others; early Alzheimer’s diagnosis less costly; lobbying over preventive services; weight loss drugs.
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MEwens
Obesity prevention gets tougher as kids grow up and have more freedom to pick what they eat.
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