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Month: May 2012

Central Clinical Trial Information Site Launched

The NIH has launched a new website that is designed to encourage clinical trial participation. The centralized resource, available at www.nih.gov/health.clinicaltrials, facilitates efforts for the public and healthcare...

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The Income Divide in Healthcare

A survey of American adults indicates that 57% of those living in families that earn less than 133% of the federal poverty level were uninsured at some point in 2011. Just 12% of those living at 400% of the poverty level were...

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A Look at Healthcare Expense Allocation

An AHRQ report indicates that 1% of the United States population accounted for 20.2% of total healthcare expenditures in 2008. The top 1% accounted for 21.8% of total expenditures in 2009. When ranked by expenditures, the lower...

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Assessing Honesty Among Physicians

Researchers in Boston suggest that some patients may not receive complete and accurate information from their physicians. Of nearly 2,000 practicing physicians responding to a survey, the following was reported: About 33% did...

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