Preventative Care

A Healthy Start: Protecting Great Gains for Children in the Affordable Care Act

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.16.2012

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Next week marks the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal health reform legislation, which has been a giant national step forward in reaching the goal of ensuring that all children in America receive the healthy start they need and deserve.

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Good News For Women Who Drink Coffee

www.aarp.org | Posted 01.11.2012

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That cup of French roast might turn out to be more than just a tasty pick-me-up: Two new studies have found that women who drink several cups of coffe...

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Obesity and Diabetes: Research Points to a Better Path

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Policy Debates, Diabetes, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Obesity, Cedars Sinai, Health Care Costs, Preventative Care, Los Angeles News

If losing weight and getting more exercise were easy, then chronic diseases, like diabetes, wouldn't be as much of a problem. Those lifestyle changes are notoriously difficult. But there's a glimmer of hope.

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Just Say 'Yes' to Access for Women's Reproductive Health, Contraception

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 10.15.2011

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Moves to increase access to preventative services are just common sense, including in the area of contraception.

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Does The UK Lag Behind The US In Integrative Medicine?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 09.04.2011

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In spite of recent cuts to publicly funded advertising campaigns, the UK has led the charge in effective public health campaigns aimed at promoting pr...

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Workplace Wellness Programs: Bringing Preventive Care Into The Office

HuffingtonPost.com | Emma Gray | Posted 08.09.2011

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“Work” and “wellness” are not often used in the same sentence. For many Americans, preventive health care is completely disconnected from ...

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Picking Botox Over Preventative Care?

Posted 07.18.2011

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Americans are starting to see the doctor again, but more often for cosmetic procedures, such as Botox treatments, rather than cancer screening and...

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Medicare Debate Can't Only Be About Cuts

Tommy G. Thompson | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Medicare Cuts, Medicare, Rising Costs of Health Care, Republican Medicare Cuts, Health Care Spending, Preventative Care, Politics News

Instead of focusing on broad cuts to Medicare spending, lawmakers should get to the root of the problem and fix the underlying payment system. One model for fixing this problem is already at work in California.

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A Prevention Revolution

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Preventive Services Task Force, Health Care Legislation, Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Preventative Care, Chronic Illness, Home News

Seven out of 10 deaths in America are attributable to largely preventable chronic illnesses. Until now. As implementation of the recent health-reform legislation begins, our nation is finally putting prevention into practice.

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True Health Care Reform: 10 Missing Pieces

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 11.17.2011

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If we don't change why we are unhealthy, not only are we unlikely to secure better medical outcomes, but it will probably bankrupt us too.

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Obama's Preventive Care Pitch

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

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This week I underwent a colonoscopy with cameras rolling in an attempt to remind people that a screening colonoscopy can save your life.

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Rebutting the CBO's Preventative Care Cost Analysis

Chris Fey | Posted 11.17.2011

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The United States can no longer afford a system where 70 percent of deaths and nearly 80 percent of health care costs stem from the same preventable chronic conditions.

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What's Missing From The Health Care Debate

Posted 11.17.2011

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The nationwide debate over health care reform touches on many issues, from affordability to access. But one crucial element has been largely missing f...

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