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Good News: Smokers Pay Their Own Way
It is likely that cigarette taxes are near the external cost level…
Heart Attacks & Hospitalization in CA
A report released by OSHPD on heart attacks & hospitalization in CA…
Free Health Care
This past weekend, Wal-Mart was offering health care screenings to male customers…
National Study Will Offer Holistic Monitoring of Senior Trends
The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) is a new resource…
Is TV Killing Us?
The latest Journal of the American Medical Association has a meta-analysis of…
Workplace Wellness Meets in the Middle of the Aisle
Congress is taking note of the need for workplace wellness, and elected…
Two Approaches to Controlling Drug Costs
The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program has been around for 20 years. It…
Obesity’s Outlook Unchanged
Drugs for the clinical treatment of obesity have taken hits over the…
Privatizing Social Security and Medicare: Who Can Defuse Political Dynamite?
In response to my prior post where I averred that cigarette companies…
HHS Issues Critical Medicaid Policy Guidance for LGBT Beneficiaries
President Obama has issued policy guidance on the extension of healthcare benefits…