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Health insurance after job loss
Expert discusses coverage options and the future of health insurance for the unemployed
Jan. 15,
2009 --
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Losing a job usually comes with the double whammy of losing any employer-sponsored health insurance. Timothy McBride, Ph.D., leading health economist and associate dean for public health at WUSTL's George Warren Brown School of Social Work, is available to discuss current coverage options and the future of health insurance for low-income people. "Health reform, if it is considered in Congress, may provide relief for low-income persons," he says. "In the short run, there are unfortunately few options for the unemployed unless they are relatively healthy and can buy cheap policies, or have significant savings. It is one of the sad aspects of our broken health-care system."
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U.S. health care system headed for perfect storm
Number of uninsured, rising costs, long term care and an aging population could force a major system overhaul, says leading health economist
Aug. 27,
2008 -- "We are headed into a time when a confluence of changes are going to lead to a perfect storm, making us finally realize that our health care system needs a major overhaul," says Timothy D. McBride, Ph.D., leading health economist and professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis. "As the elderly population doubles between now and about 2030, projections are that we will see at least a doubling of the costs of the federal and state health and retirement programs," he says. "That will likely be when the perfect storm hits. But if we miss it then, we will likely have missed all the storm clouds for the foreseeable future."
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Igniting a recall
Quick thinking by WUSM physician leads to international investigation
May 1,
2008 -- In early January, two patients undergoing kidney dialysis at St. Louis Children's Hospital had sudden life-threatening allergic reactions that caused their eyes, lips and tongues to swell, raised their heart rates and dropped their blood pressures dangerously low. After the dialysis staff treated the children with medication that relieved the symptoms, they called infectious diseases specialist Alexis Elward, who sprung into action to help determine the cause. Little did she know it would spark an international investigation into a common blood thinner and a recall of the drug from the market.
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Talented female faculty
WUSM spotlights women in medicine and science
Oct. 18,
2007 -- Come hear the latest research accomplishments of some of the School of Medicine's most talented female faculty and fellows. Spotlighting Women in Medicine and Science (SWIMS) will highlight the work of doctors and scientists in diverse fields, including obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, oncology, cardiology and cell biology. Speakers also will discuss some of the unique challenges they have faced in their careers in academic medicine.
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Medical research funding
Washington University joins eight other institutions to warn Congress about dangers of continued flat funding for biomedical research
March 19,
2007 -- Washington University today joined a consortium of leading scientific and medical institutions around the country to warn Congress that persistent flat-funding of biomedical research could thwart advances in treatments for such diseases as cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Following today's Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Committee hearing on funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington University and the eight other institutions issued a report at a Capitol Hill press conference on funding for U.S. medical research.
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Funding pressures
Senate appropriations committee to hear testimony from NIH director
March 16,
2007 --
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| Funding pressures mount for scientists engaged in basic research, says Samuel Stanley, vice chancellor for research, in his lab with graduate student Ted Oliphant. |
From noon - 2 p.m. on Monday, March 19, the U.S. Senate Labor-Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee will hear testimony from National Institutes of Health Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., and four U.S. scientists about the funding of the NIH budget.
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Danforth to speak
Several lectures, including 'Medicine and Society,' to be simulcast at WUSM
Sept. 29,
2006 -- Three lectures, held in conjunction with the Danforth Campus naming events, will be simulcast for faculty and staff in School of Medicine facilities from various locations on the Danforth Campus. The first presentation, "Medicine & Society," will feature Chancellor Emeritus William Danforth. He will be joined by leading St. Louis medical and health policy experts at 4 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, in Graham Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.
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E-records explained
Crane testifies before House committee about electronic medical records
Sept. 6,
2006 --
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In his testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, WUSM administrator James Crane addressed the challenges and benefits of replacing paper medical records with electronic records.
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Avoiding big mistakes
Anti-theft technology used to help prevent wrong site surgeries
July 7,
2006 --
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| CheckSite bracelets are designed to prevent wrong-site surgeries. |
Employing the same technologies department stores use to prevent theft, WUSM physician Richard Chole recently developed the CheckSite wristband to help prevent wrong site surgeries. In an eleven-year span from 1995 to 2005, more than 450 case of wrong site surgery were reported to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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Making a Medicare Part D decision
'There is so much noise about the prescription drug program, but people are not getting clear, simple information,' says Medicare expert
Feb. 1,
2006 --
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| Medicare Part D decisions can be confusing |
During the next six months, Medicare recipients will need to enroll in one of the new prescription drug coverage plans. But with the deluge of information about Medicare Part D, some reliable and some not, "seniors find themselves in an environment of fear and confusion," says Edward F. Lawlor, Ph.D., a Medicare expert and dean of the School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. "There is so much noise about the prescription drug program, but people are not getting clear, simple information. Many seniors aren't even entertaining making the proper plan choice."
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