Brain Problems Can Linger Months After ICU Stay by Gene Emery. Reuters Health. October 3, 2013.
(1) These cognitive problems may persist for ____________________.
(2) Delirium could be a sign that a patient is _______________.
(3) This problem is not linked to the elderly with 30- and 40-year olds entering with no pre-existing diseases and leaving with ______________________.
(4) Delirium can be lessened by ______________________________________.
(5)
Friday, October 4, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Design For Safety
Next Time, Libraries Could Be Our Shelters From The Storm by Michael Kimmelman. The New York Times. October 2, 2013.
Key quote: Health and safety go hand in hand with lively urban spaces. Invest in one, and you aid the other.
Key quote: Health and safety go hand in hand with lively urban spaces. Invest in one, and you aid the other.
States, Including Georgia, Who Have Declined To Expand Medicaid Insure That Millions Remain Uncovered By Health Law
Millions Of Poor Are Left Uncovered By Health Law by Sabrina Tavernise and Robert Gebeloff. The New York Times. October 2, 2013.
(1) About _________ of poor blacks and single mothers and ___________ of low-wage workers will at present not benefit from the Health Care law largely because they live in states controlled by Republicans that have ________________________.
(2) These individuals are stuck between __________________ who will qualify for federal subsidies and those poor enough to qualify for Medicaid in its current form.
(3) The _____ states that have rejected Medicaid expansion contain about _______ percent of the poor and about ________ percent of the working poor.
(4) Every Southern state except ___________ has rejected Medicaid expansion.
(5)
(1) About _________ of poor blacks and single mothers and ___________ of low-wage workers will at present not benefit from the Health Care law largely because they live in states controlled by Republicans that have ________________________.
(2) These individuals are stuck between __________________ who will qualify for federal subsidies and those poor enough to qualify for Medicaid in its current form.
(3) The _____ states that have rejected Medicaid expansion contain about _______ percent of the poor and about ________ percent of the working poor.
(4) Every Southern state except ___________ has rejected Medicaid expansion.
(5)
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Reflecting Varying Costs Of Care And Lack of Competion, Georgia Exchange Premium Variation Is Biggest In Nation
Georgia Premium Rate Variation Is Worst In Nation by Andy Miller. Georgia Health News. September 30, 2013.
(1) In Southwest Georgia the cost of care is high because of the large number of people with _______________ and lack of ______________.
(2) In southwest Georgia the premiums for the cheapest "silver" plan on the health care insurance exchange were _____________ those in three other regions.
(1) In Southwest Georgia the cost of care is high because of the large number of people with _______________ and lack of ______________.
(2) In southwest Georgia the premiums for the cheapest "silver" plan on the health care insurance exchange were _____________ those in three other regions.
Common Stressors Linked To Higher Risk of Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease
Midlife Stress May Trigger Dementia, Alzheimer's In Women by Deborah Brauser. Medscape. October 2, 2013.
(1) Among the stressors studied included _______________________________________.
(2) Those stressors were associated with a _______% higher risk of developing Alzheimer's and a ___________% higher risk of developing dementia.
(3) Stressors can include adverse reaction in the _____________________________________.
(1) Among the stressors studied included _______________________________________.
(2) Those stressors were associated with a _______% higher risk of developing Alzheimer's and a ___________% higher risk of developing dementia.
(3) Stressors can include adverse reaction in the _____________________________________.
Opinion Piece: Why The Health Care Law Scares The G.O.P
Why The Health Care Law Scares The G.O.P. by Eduardo Porter. The New York Times. October 1, 2013.
The author, an economics and business columnist with the New York Times, offers his perspective on possible motivating political reasons behind G.O.P opposition to Obamacare
The author, an economics and business columnist with the New York Times, offers his perspective on possible motivating political reasons behind G.O.P opposition to Obamacare
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Dawn Of A Revolution In Health Care
Dawn of A Revolution In Health Care by The Editorial Board. The New York Times. September 28, 2013.
(1) Exchanges will offer _______ levels that will have the same ________ benefits required of by the Affordable Care Act.
(2) Federal __________ will help enrollees pay for the premiums based upon their incomes.
(3) Thanks to subsidies more than half of uninsured Americans may pay less than __________ per month for coverage.
(4) About ______ percent of all people seeking coverage will have a choice of two or more insurance companies.
(1) Exchanges will offer _______ levels that will have the same ________ benefits required of by the Affordable Care Act.
(2) Federal __________ will help enrollees pay for the premiums based upon their incomes.
(3) Thanks to subsidies more than half of uninsured Americans may pay less than __________ per month for coverage.
(4) About ______ percent of all people seeking coverage will have a choice of two or more insurance companies.
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