health disparities - amednews.com http://www.amednews.com/section/newsfeed News en-us http://www.amednews.com/article/20130611/business/130619994/8/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 Study gauges effect of patient engagement on health costs Researchers say there’s early evidence that patients actively involved in care can mean more spending — and, perhaps, greater health disparities. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130611/business/130619994/8/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130610/government/130619975/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 Dispute raised over true cause of Medicare spending disparities Study attributes cost variations to patients being sicker in some regions, not to the varying care efficiency of physicians and hospitals. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130610/government/130619975/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130610/health/130619984/10/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 Prostate cancer treatment delayed longer for blacks than whites Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130610/health/130619984/10/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130520/health/130529991/9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 Disparities seen in treatment of hypertension Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130520/health/130529991/9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130408/opinion/130409950/4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 Serving the medical needs of LGBT patients Connected coverage — selected articles on trends, challenges and controversies in the changing world of medicine. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130408/opinion/130409950/4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130401/government/130409980/4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 IOM gives thumbs-down to Medicare regional value-based pay A proposal floated by lawmakers to decrease Medicare physician payment rates in higher-spending, lower-quality areas probably would punish efficient doctors, according to an interim report. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130401/government/130409980/4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130401/government/130409976/1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 Primary care access a key to health disparities among counties An annual ranking of counties based on health status found that gaps between the healthiest and unhealthiest regions of states are wide — and getting wider. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130401/government/130409976/1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130311/opinion/130319981/4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617 Race and medicine: the struggle to improve care for African-Americans Connected coverage — selected articles on trends, challenges and controversies in the changing world of medicine. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130311/opinion/130319981/4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130617