U.S. Spending on Mental Health Care Soaring
Rate of increase now outstrips that for heart disease, cancer, data shows WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. spending on mental illness is soaring at a faster pace than spending on any other health care category, new government data released Wednesday shows. The cost of tre...With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up
Researchers suspect overuse as a cause, but note that other costs are down WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Older people who signed up for Medicare's prescription drug coverage, called Part D, spent more on drugs after enrolling than they had before but less on other types of medi...Understand ARRA Spending Allocations with HIMSS Analytics™ Market Intelligence
Essentials of the US Hospital IT Market - 4th Edition provides a current overview and future projections of the US hospital information technology market Chicago, IL (Vocus) June 2, 2009 -- With more than $19 billion available for US hospitals and ambulatory clinics to ...Actuaries: Addressing Health Spending Growth is Path to Sustainable Health Care System
WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Actuarie s is encouraged by commitments from the Obama administration and health care stakeholder groups to tackle health spending growth and pursue options to create a more stable and sustainable health care system. "In...President of IDF calls for government focus and spending on diabetes and other NCDs
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) today announced that its President, Professor Martin Silink has called on governments worldwide to recognize the severe impact of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases and take immediate action to ameliorate the threat. Speaking today at the E...U.S. Mental Health Spending Rises, But Many Still Left Out
Access to care improves, studies find, but treatment quality lags for elderly, vets TUESDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Mental health spending in the United States increased 65 percent in the past decade, and many more Americans are using mental health services, but there's still a big ...Unemployment, Health Care Spending Affect Mortality
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the Health Industries Council meeting on March 11, in Irving, Harvey Brenner, Ph.D. and professor of public health and behavioral sciences at the University of North Texas Health Science Center's School of Public Health, announced new fin...Popular Breast Cancer Drug Used with Certain Antidepressants Puts New Jersey Women at Risk
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RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 17, 2008) The 2008 Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences survey shows that eight in 10 adults nationwide favor making genetic testing easily available to all who want it, and 54 percent say that the benefits of conducting genetic research outweigh the risks. Public...Access to existing medical treatments could save more lives than spending to improve the treatments
More lives could be saved in the United States by spending less money on making medical treatments better and more on getting existing treatments to the patients who need them, according to a study published by a Virginia Commonwealth University family medicine and public health physician. "For e...New push for public health, AIDS spending at African Union summit
Activists hope this weekend's African Union (AU) summit will net commitments to boost government spending on public health, helping to curb the spread of AIDS, which killed 2.3 million Africans in 2004. "We are definitely optimistic that this time there will be some movement, that this time ther...Recovery act-funded research projects aid communities across the country
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- New statistics just released reveal that R&D investment in new medicines by the biopharmaceutical industry was $65.2 billion in 2008, an increase of 3 percent from 2007, according to a combined analysis conducted by Burrill & Company, a San Francisco...R&D Spending by U.S. Biopharmaceutical Companies Reaches Record $58.8 Billion in 2007
WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's pharmaceutical and biotechnology research companies invested a record $58.8 billion last year in the research and development of new life-changing medicines and vaccines -- an increase of nearly $3 billion from 2006, according to analys...IT Spending to Increase in Second Half of 2003
MADISON, WI - Information technology analysts, consultants and executives are reporting that there are early indications that IT spending will increase in the second half of 2003, which provides the necessary first steps for a turnaround in IT spending for 2004. Steve Haroldson, chief technology...New report says Wisconsin R&D spending exceeding expectations
Madison, Wis. Wisconsin's research and development funding has exceeded expectations, reaching $3.6 billion in 2002, according to a new report. The state had set a target of $3.3 billion by 2005. In 2002, the state ranked 20 th nationally in private R&D spending per capita, and 13 th in acad...Audit of multi-million dollar state IT spending will proceed
Madison, Wis. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee voted unanimously to authorize an audit of troubled information technology system projects in state agencies. The 6-0 vote came after several hours of testimony on Wednesday from state auditors and agency personnel confirmed the state has lo...Doyle outlines spending for Medical College, UWM
Milwaukee, Wis. - Gov. Jim Doyle has announced new investments designed to support research, healthcare, and the training of engineers in Milwaukee. The investments include an additional $10 million to support collaborative research between the Medical College of Wisconsin and other area...Chippewa Valley to get $46 million in defense spending
Chippewa Falls , Wis. - Area high-tech firms could receive a total of $46 million from the federal government for military research and development as part of the House-approved 2007 defense budget. Secured by Democratic Congressman Dave Obey , the allocations still need approval from the ...Doyle urges support of higher education spending
Madison, Wis . - Saying his higher education initiatives would increase the number of college graduates, engineers, and teachers, Gov. Jim Doyle has urged lawmakers to advance his spending plans for Wisconsin colleges and universities. Doyle has proposed the direct spending of $225 million to...Repligen Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results
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