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151. Census Bureau to Survey Nation's Spending Habits

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys
Abstract

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning in October, U.S. Census Bureau field representatives will collect information about how much Americans spend for groceries, clothing, transportation, housing, health care and […]

Published
2007

152. Census Bureau to Survey Nation's Spending Habits

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys
Abstract

DETROIT, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning in October, U.S. Census Bureau field representatives will collect information about how much Americans spend for groceries, clothing, transportation, housing, health care and other […]

Published
2007

153. Census Bureau to Survey Nation's Spending Habits

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys
Abstract

SEATTLE, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning in October, U.S. Census Bureau field representatives will collect information about how much Americans spend for groceries, clothing, transportation, housing, health care and other […]

Published
2007

154. Census Bureau to Survey Nation's Spending Habits

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys
Abstract

DALLAS, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning in October, U.S. Census Bureau field representatives will collect information about how much Americans spend for groceries, clothing, transportation, housing, health care and other […]

Published
2007

155. Census Bureau to Survey Nation's Spending Habits

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys
Abstract

VAN NUYS, Calif., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning in October, U.S. Census Bureau field representatives will collect information about how much Americans spend for groceries, clothing, transportation, housing, health care […]

Published
2007

156. Census Bureau to Survey Nation's Spending Habits

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys
Abstract

ATLANTA, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning in October, U.S. Census Bureau field representatives will collect information about how much Americans spend for groceries, clothing, transportation, housing, health care and other […]

Published
2007

157. Census Bureau to Survey Nation's Spending Habits

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys
Abstract

OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning in October, U.S. Census Bureau field representatives will collect information about how much Americans spend for groceries, clothing, transportation, housing, health care […]

Published
2007

158. Census Bureau to Survey Nation's Spending Habits

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys
Abstract

LAKEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning in October, U.S. Census Bureau field representatives will collect information about how much Americans spend for groceries, clothing, transportation, housing, health care and […]

Published
2007

160. Small Business Research Board Study: Taxes Now Leading Concern of Small Businesses Replacing Health Care Costs Which Falls to Fifth According to Latest SBRB Study

Subjects
Business planning -- Surveys, Business planning -- Reports, Business plans -- Surveys, Business plans -- Reports, Small business -- Surveys, Small business -- Reports, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Reports, Health care industry -- Taxation, Health care industry -- Surveys, Health care industry -- Reports, Small business, SOHO, Health care industry, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Report indicates one-third of U. S. small businesses plan to expand during next 12 months. Owners also intend to invest in productivity enhancements, citing improved staff training as their leading [...]

Published
2007

161. Retirees Question Reps' Ability to Help

Author

Stock, Howard J.

Subjects
Fidelity Investments, Medical economics -- Surveys, Retirees -- Surveys, Mutual fund industry -- Surveys, Retirement income -- Surveys, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business
Abstract

The future cost of healthcare is the biggest worry for people in retirement. But many of them don't trust their advisors to help them plan for this or for retirement [...]

Published
2007

162. Health insurance premiums up all over

Subjects
Insurance brokers -- Surveys, Health insurance industry -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Health insurance -- Surveys
Published
2007

163. What Keeps Risk Managers Awake at Night?

Subjects
Insurance industry -- Surveys, Risk management -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Company business management, Insurance industry, Risk management, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Specialty Risk Services Surveys Examine Risk Managers' Biggest Fears for Today and in the Future HARTFORD, Conn. -- Risk managers have more than their share of challenges as they strive [...]

Published
2007

164. BCBSMA Survey Finds Health Care Consumers Want Better Information for Making Doctor and Hospital Choices but Say Such Information is Unavailable

Subjects
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Inc., Medical economics -- Surveys, Hospitals -- United States -- Surveys, Insurance industry -- Surveys, Consumer behavior -- Surveys, Marketing research -- Surveys, Insurance industry, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Consumers keenly aware of quality and safety issues in the health care system But spend little time choosing a doctor or hospital Respondents say credible, relevant information is not easily [...]

Published
2007

165. Prepaid Health Care Cards Gain Consumer Support

Subjects
Consumer behavior -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Marketing research -- Surveys, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Survey Finds Consumers Want Prepaid Health Care Cards to Reduce Hassles, Paperwork and Out-of-Pocket Expenses SHERBORN, Mass. -- A recent survey about paying for health care found that a new [...]

Published
2007

166. China's new medicare system relieves burden of rural residents: survey

Subjects
Health insurance industry -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medicare -- Surveys
Abstract

XI'AN, Jan 23, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- More than 57 percent of China's rural families that joined the new rural cooperative medical care system had made claims for reimbursements […]

Published
2007

167. Owners concerned about cost of doing business

Subjects
Taxation -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Business, Business, regional, General interest
Abstract

Nov. 14--Small-business owners in Rhode Island have stable work forces but see their companies' growth limited by the state's tax burden, increasing health-care and other insurance costs and high fuel [...]

Published
2006

168. Study Finds Health Insurance Costs Still Outpace than Inflation

Subjects
Health insurance industry -- Surveys, Health insurance industry -- Reports, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Reports, Inflation (Finance) -- Surveys, Inflation (Finance) -- Reports, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Insurance
Abstract

WASHINGTON, Sep 27, 2006 (A. M. Best via COMTEX) -- Health insurance premiums increased at the slowest pace in seven years but still rose at more than twice the rate [...]

Published
2006

170. PRICES OF AUSTRALIAN GOODS, SERVICES UP IN APRIL: SURVEY

Subjects
Economic conditions -- Surveys, Economic conditions -- Reports, Retail industry -- Surveys, Retail industry -- Reports, Consumer goods -- Prices and rates, Consumer goods -- Surveys, Consumer goods -- Statistics, Consumer goods -- Reports, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Reports, Gasoline -- Prices and rates, Gasoline -- Surveys, Gasoline -- Statistics, Gasoline -- Reports, Company pricing policy, Business, general
Abstract

SYDNEY, May 1 Asia Pulse - The price of Australian goods and services bounced higher in April, bolstered by the rising costs of petrol, rents and hospital and medical services, [...]

Published
2006

171. Boomer willing to pay for new medical accounts, survey says

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical care, Cost of -- Surveys, Medicare -- Market research, Medicare -- Baby boom generation market, Medicare -- Surveys, Baby boom generation -- Surveys, Marketing research
Published
2005

172. Survey finds boomers willing to set aside income to cover future medical costs

Subjects
Medical economics -- Economic aspects, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical care, Cost of -- Economic aspects, Medical care, Cost of -- Surveys, Medicare -- Market research, Medicare -- Baby boom generation market, Medicare -- Economic aspects, Medicare -- Surveys, Baby boom generation -- Economic aspects, Baby boom generation -- Surveys, Marketing research
Published
2005

173. Alberta Health worries Albertans

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Calgary AB -- CALGARY A poll suggests most Albertans believe the provincial government has failed to maintain the quality of health care in its drive to cut costs. The poll, [...]

Published
1995

175. A checkup for healthcare payment systems

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Reports, Health care industry -- Surveys, Health care industry -- Reports, Health care industry, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business
Abstract

Controlling healthcare spending is what all governments and private payers seek. But how do you control spending without compromising quality, especially at a time when an aging population threatens to [...]

Published
2008

176. Primary medical care earnings rise

Subjects
Health care industry, Company earnings/profit, Medical economics -- Surveys, Health care industry -- Surveys, Health care industry -- Company sales and earnings
Abstract

Primary care doctors' (general practitioners, family practitioners, internists, pediatricians and OB/GYNs) earnings rose in nearly every region of the country from 2006 to 2007, the 2008 Medical Economics survey reports. [...]

Published
2008

177. Diabetes costs rose 32%, to $174 billion in 2007

Author

Ault, Alicia

Subjects
Medical economics -- Analysis, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Reports, Diabetes -- Analysis, Diabetes -- Surveys, Diabetes -- Reports
Abstract

WASHINGTON -- At least 24 million Americans have diabetes, which costs the nation $174 billion in direct and indirect expenditures in 2007, according to the American Diabetes Association. The ADA [...]

Published
2008

178. Latest figures peg diabetes costs at $174 billion yearly

Author

Ault, Alicia

Subjects
Medical economics -- Economic aspects, Medical economics -- Analysis, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Reports, Diabetes -- Economic aspects, Diabetes -- Analysis, Diabetes -- Surveys, Diabetes -- Reports
Abstract

WASHINGTON -- At least 24 million Americans have diabetes, which cost the nation $174 billion in direct and indirect expenditures in 2007, according to the American Diabetes Association. The ADA [...]

Published
2008

179. Consulting on healthcare: employees would like companies to provide more healthcare information, according to a recent survey, which also found significant attitude differences among various demographic groups related to treatment options, cost oversight and medical inquiries

Author

Worthington, Barbara

Subjects
Workers -- Surveys, Employers -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical advice systems -- Surveys, Employees -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Insurance, Surveys
Abstract

Employers need to take a more active role in providing healthcare-related information to workers, according to a recent survey by the Washington, D.C.-based National Business Group on Health. The survey, [...]

Published
2008

180. National depression survey

Author

Frieden, Joyce

Subjects
Depression, Mental -- Care and treatment, Depression, Mental -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys
Abstract

People who suffer from depression and have limited access to mental health treatment incur an average of nearly three times the annual out-of-pocket costs for medication, psychotherapy, and other treatment [...]

Published
2006

181. Will insurers pay for online consultations?

Subjects
Insurance industry, CIGNA Corp., Blue Cross Association, Aetna Inc., Health insurance industry -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Insurance industry -- Surveys
Abstract

An increasing number of health insurers are beginning to reimburse physicians for the time they spend dealing with patients' nonurgent medical problems online. Health insurers--including Aetna and Blue Cross Blue [...]

Published
2006

183. Private insurance spending related to obesity climbs tenfold in 15 years

Author

Roszak, Dennis J.

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys, Obesity -- Care and treatment, Obesity -- Surveys, Health insurance -- Surveys
Abstract

The obesity epidemic is adding billions of dollars to the U.S. health care tab by increasing the prevalence of treated disease, according to a study published in the online version [...]

Published
2005

185. According to the 2002 National Health Interview survey, nearly six million Americans turned to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat a specific condition because the costs of conventional medical treatment are too high

Subjects
Therapeutics -- Statistics, Therapeutics -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medicine, Botanic -- Surveys, Medicine, Herbal -- Surveys, Medical care, Cost of -- Surveys, Homeopathy -- Materia medica and therapeutics, Homeopathy -- Statistics, Homeopathy -- Surveys, Women's issues/gender studies
Abstract

According to the 2002 National Health Interview survey, nearly six million Americans turned to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat a specific condition because the costs of conventional medical [...]

Published
2005

187. Even as fiscal crises ease, states will be hard put to fix Medicaid gaps

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys, United States -- Economic aspects
Abstract

With states in their fourth year of fiscal crisis, Medicaid cost containment efforts continue and when one-time federal fiscal relief ends in June, few states will have the fiscal resources [...]

Published
2004

188. OHSU study: Misdiagnosis of MS is costing health system millions per year

Subjects
Medical care, Cost of -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Multiple sclerosis -- Research -- Surveys, Health care industry -- Surveys, Diagnostic errors -- Surveys, Health care industry, Government, Political science, American Academy of Neurology -- Surveys, Oregon Health & Science University -- Surveys
Abstract

PORTLAND, Ore. - It is relatively common for doctors to diagnose someone with multiple sclerosis when the patient doesn't have the disease - a misdiagnosis that not only causes patients [...]

Published
2012

189. Hospitals want pharmacoeconomics data, but lack it

Subjects
Hospitals -- United States, Hospitals -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Health care industry, Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries
Abstract

Hospitals want pharmacoeconomics data, but lack it Need is there; execution is missing The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) jointly surveyed health [...]

Published
2010

190. Non-profit HMOs in California use more premium money for health care, survey finds

Author

Sweeney, Frank

Subjects
Health maintenance organizations -- Finance, Health care industry -- Economic aspects, Medical economics -- Surveys
Abstract

If you belong to a non-profit health plan, more of your insurance premium will go into medical care than if you are a member of a for-profit plan that is […]

Published
1997

191. New health economics findings from University of Sydney described

Subjects
University of Sydney -- Surveys, University of Sydney -- Reports, Medical economics -- Research, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Reports, Universities and colleges -- Australia, Universities and colleges -- Research, Universities and colleges -- Surveys, Universities and colleges -- Reports
Abstract

"Self-reported data collected Via Surveys are a key input into a wide range of research conducted by economists. It is well known that Such data are subject to measurement error [...]

Published
2008

192. POLL: Nearly One-Third of Ohioans Want State to Spend More Money on Health, Education

Subjects
Health education -- Surveys, Health education -- Public opinion, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Public opinion
Abstract

Nearly one third of Ohioans would like the state to spend more money on healthcare, according to the fourth annual Ohio Health Issues Poll, which gauges Ohioans' opinions on healthcare [...]

Published
2008

193. Spending on Healthcare Information Technology Inches Up

Subjects
Medical advice systems -- Statistics, Medical advice systems -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical informatics -- Surveys
Abstract

Spending on information technology by the nation's hospitals and physicians is expected to rise only slightly this year as many healthcare providers appear to be holding out for federal financial [...]

Published
2008

194. More than 60 pct see value in China's drug price cuts - survey

Subjects
Sina.com, Medical economics -- Surveys, Computer services industry -- Surveys, Computer services industry, Business, Business, international
Abstract

More than 60 pct see value in China's drug price cuts - survey Shanghai. May 14. INTERFAX-CHINA - More than 63.25 percent of people think the Chinese government's drug price [...]

Published
2007

195. AARP survey shows Pennsylvania residents underestimate long-term care costs

Subjects
Long-term care of the sick -- Reports, Long-term care of the sick -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Reports, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medicare -- Reports, Medicare -- Surveys, Assisted living facilities -- Reports, Assisted living facilities -- Surveys, Assisted living facilities -- Economic aspects, Nursing homes -- Reports, Nursing homes -- Surveys, Nursing homes -- Economic aspects
Abstract

Most Pennsylvania residents are unaware of the costs associated with long-term care and overestimate the amount that government programs such as Medicare will pay, according to an AARP report. The [...]

Published
2007

196. Americans are spending more on health care as quality and access fall

Subjects
Medical economics -- Surveys, Americans -- Health aspects, Americans -- Economic aspects, Medical care -- Quality management, Medical care -- Economic aspects, Business, Health care industry, Insurance
Abstract

Americans are spending more on health care as quality and access fall Despite spending 16% of its gross domestic product on health care, double the median of industrialized countries, the [...]

Published
2006

197. Community mental health system reports $304 million in uncompensated costs on Medicare drug benefit

Subjects
Medical economics -- Reports, Medical economics -- Surveys, Mental illness -- Reports, Mental illness -- Surveys, Medicare -- Statistics, Medicare -- Reports, Medicare -- Surveys, Prescription drug plans -- Statistics, Prescription drug plans -- Reports, Prescription drug plans -- Surveys, Drugs -- Prescribing, Drugs -- Statistics, Drugs -- Reports, Drugs -- Surveys
Abstract

Community mental health agencies across the country have spent an estimated $304 million of their operating funds to help persons with mental illnesses access the Medicare prescription drug benefit, according [...]

Published
2006

198. Americans underestimate cost, potential need for long-term care, survey finds

Subjects
USAA Life Insurance Co., Medical economics -- Surveys, Insurance industry -- Surveys, Health, Science and technology, Insurance industry, Surveys
Abstract

A new survey finds that only one-quarter of U.S. adults believe they are likely to need long-term care, despite predictions from independent organizations that half of the American population is [...]

Published
2005

199. Americans underestimate cost, potential need for long-term care, survey finds

Subjects
USAA Life Insurance Co., Medical economics -- Surveys, Insurance industry -- Surveys, Health, Insurance industry, Surveys
Abstract

A new survey finds that only one-quarter of U.S. adults believe they are likely to need long-term care, despite predictions from independent organizations that half of the American population is [...]

Published
2005

200. U.S. long-term care costs revealed in new study

Subjects
Medical economics -- Reports, Medical economics -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Research, Home care -- Reports, Home care -- Surveys, Home care -- Research, Long-term care of the sick -- Reports, Long-term care of the sick -- Surveys, Long-term care of the sick -- Research, Assisted living facilities -- Reports, Assisted living facilities -- Surveys, Assisted living facilities -- Research, Assisted living facilities -- Economic aspects, Nursing homes -- Reports, Nursing homes -- Surveys, Nursing homes -- Research, Nursing homes -- Economic aspects
Abstract

The average cost of long-term care in the United States across all service categories was $72,240 in 2004, according to research released by Genworth Financial. The company modified its annual [...]

Published
2005

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