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 Joni Westerhouse Executive Director for Medical Communications westerhousej@wustl.edu (314) 286-0120 |
Disparities in access to health care among various races, social classes and other demographics is a huge issue in the U.S. today. What can be done to remedy the situation? Is a national health care plan the answer?
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| Matthew Kreuter Professor (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/837.html) Matt Kreuter is a leading national public health expert in the field of health communications. Expertise: Health communication, cancer prevention and control, health disparities Direct contact: 314-935-3701 / mkreuter@wustl.edu |
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| Timothy McBride Professor (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/833.html) Tim McBride is an influential health policy analyst and leading health economist shaping the national agenda in rural health care, health insurance, Medicare policy, health economics, and access to health care. He is currently studying the uninsured, Medicare Advantage and Part D in rural areas, health ... Expertise: Health insurance, rural health care, Medicare policy, health economics, gerontology and Social Security, state health policy, economics of aging, … Direct contact: 314-935-4356 / tmcbride@wustl.edu |
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| William Peck Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/592.html)
Peck, former dean of the School of Medicine, directs the University's Center for Health Policy. Revolutionary scientific advances promise great improvements in the prevention and diagnosis of disease and the treatment of patients. But major obstacles must be overcome before this enormous potential ... Expertise: Health care policy, health care costs, disparities in access to care, workforce issues Media assistance: (314) 286-0120 / westerhousej@wustl.edu |
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| Will Ross Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Diversity (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/596.html)
Ross has an interest in health policy and resolving health-care disparities. He has delivered lectures, sponsored symposiums and produced educational videos on eliminating medical disparities. Over the past three years, he has served as president of the Mound City Medical Forum, a leading minority ... Expertise: Health care policy, disparities in health care, minority health care advocacy Media assistance: (314) 286-0126 / pattoner@wustl.edu |
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| Edward Lawlor Dean and the William E. Gordon Professor (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/611.html)
Edward Lawlor is a nationally-recognized expert in healthcare policy, particularly in the areas of medical indigence, health-care reform and administration, and policy for the aged and poor. His groundbreaking work in Medicare policy is recognized for its originality and insightful analysis. Lawlor's ... Expertise: health care policy, medical indigence, health care reform, health care administration, policy for the aged, policy for poor, Medicare Direct contact: (314) 935-6693 / elawlor@gwbmail.wustl.edu |
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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 (http://mednews.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/12183.html) 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." |
| Cost of raising a child with special needs: Where does your state rank? New study finds a family's extra cost of caring for a child with special needs varies from state to state (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11869.html) July 10, 2008 -- In a new study published in the journal Pediatrics, Paul T. Shattuck, Ph.D., professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis, found that families with similar demographics and nature of their children's special needs have different out-of-pocket health expenditures depending on the state in which they live. "This is one of the few studies that focuses on families' costs when caring for children with special needs, rather than the overall cost for society as a whole," he says. Shattuck notes that wealthier states tend to have a lower average extra cost for caring for a child with special needs. "At the low end, families in Massachusetts paid an average of $560 for out-of-pocket medical expenses," he says. "At the high end, families in Georgia shouldered an average of $970 in additional care expenses." Editor's note: Video and a complete rankings table are available. |
| Universal health care - expert available for comment Major health care proposals ignore the 'Big Leak,' says health insurance expert (http://mednews.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/10078.html) Sept. 18, 2007 -- "Universal health care is getting the attention it deserves, but unfortunately, the proposals receiving the most attention ignore the 'Big Leak,'" the enormous non-benefit costs incurred by health care providers who must match their billions of billings with thousands of differing private health care plans," says Merton C. Bernstein, a founding member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and the Coles Professor of Law Emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis. "Putting everyone under the Medicare umbrella would eliminate that leak," he says. Bernstein is available to discuss current universal health care proposals as well as the Medicare-for-all option. |
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| Campus Health's Hidden Costs
U.S. News & World Report online Feb. 1, 2008 -- Debra Harp, WUSTL's associate director of Student Health Services, comments on mandatory health insurance mandates by universities, including WUSTL. |
| Washington U. studies creation of public health school
St. Louis Business Journal and 3 others Dec. 28, 2007 -- WUSTL is exploring the possibility of increasing its involvement in the health of the region by establishing its own school of public health. As part of a strategic planning process currently under way at the university, WUSTL medical school dean Larry Shapiro and social work dean Edward Lawlor are investigating how the university can expand its focus on public health, according to Rob Wild, assistant to the chancellor. |
| The Cataracts Are Gone -- and So Is the Need for Glasses
U.S. News & World Report Dec. 17, 2007 -- For the millions of baby boomers who will eventually need cataract surgery, here's some cheering news: New types of implantable lenses promise to restore your youthful vision. Unlike the standard single-power lenses doctors have been implanting for 30 years, the newer multifocal intraocular lenses and accommodating lenses allow patients to see near, far, and in between--and even to shed their glasses. WUSTL ophthalmology professor Jay Pepose talks about one of the options. |
| Don't ignore your body's warning signs
MSNBC.com Aug. 1, 2007 -- Article looks at why people tend to dismiss symptoms that can indicate a serious illness. Research has shown that your personality can affect how you react to medical symptoms too. A 2005 WUSTL study found that men with low overall anxiety levels were more likely to ignore symptoms of rectal cancer and delay treatment. Those with at least moderate anxiety levels, on the other hand, tended to quickly recognize symptoms such as rectal bleeding as a sign of a serious illness. |
| What's Lacking in 'Sicko'
The New York Times and 3 others July 9, 2007 -- WHEN it comes to economic decisions, there are always trade-offs. Gain one thing and you lose something else. This is particularly true in health care, a market in which a scarce good is ridiculously expensive, but needed by everybody. WUSTL economist Charles Courtemanche looks at the economic points in Michael Moore's movie 'Sicko.' |
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