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There's a running joke among radiologists: finding a tumor in a mammogram is akin to finding a snowball in a blizzard. A bit of medical gallows humor, this simile illustrates the difficulties of finding signals (the snowball) against a background of noise (the blizzard). Doctors are faced with similar difficulties every day when sifting through piles of data from blood tests to X-rays to endless lists of patient symptoms.
Diagnoses are often just...
Diagnoses are often just...
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CRS report volume R45240
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Congressional Research Service
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2018-
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English
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CRS report volume R45494
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Congressional Research Service
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2019-
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English
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CRS report volume R44766
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Congressional Research Service
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2018-
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English
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English
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A New York Times Bestseller, with an updated explanation of the 2010 Health Reform Bill
Bringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid visits industrialized democracies around the world—France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and beyond—to provide a revelatory tour of successful, affordable universal health care systems. Now
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CRS report volume R41390
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Congressional Research Service
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[2018?]-
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English
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In focus volume IF12590
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Congressional Research Service
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2024-
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English
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English
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"America's Bitter Pill is Steven Brill's much-anticipated, sweeping narrative of how the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was written, how it is being implemented, and, most important, how it is changing--and failing to change--the rampant abuses in the healthcare industry. Brill probed the depths of our nation's healthcare crisis in his trailblazing Time magazine Special Report, which won the 2014 National Magazine Award for Public Interest. Now...
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A leading public health expert presents a frank diagnosis of the U.S. healthcare system and the role we all play in our own wellness.
Through his groundbreaking work in clinical medicine and public health, Alfred Sommer has saved countless lives. But, doctors can only do so much. In this blunt assessment of the American healthcare system, Sommer argues that human behavior has a stronger effect on wellness than almost any other factor.
Despite exciting...
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"A citizen's guide to America's most debated policy-in-waiting. There are few issues as consequential in the lives of Americans as health care--and few issues more politically vexing. Every single American will interact with the health care system at some point in their lives, and most people will find that interaction less than satisfactory. And yet for every dollar spent in our economy, 19 cents go to health care. What are we paying for, exactly?...
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An easy-to-understand guide to the Affordable Care Act!
Written by ABC World News' Real Money expert and healthcare advocate Michelle Katz, Healthcare Made Easy is the ultimate resource for understanding and navigating the Affordable Care Act. Using simple and easy-to-follow language, she answers important questions about the ACA, such as:
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In focus volume IF11442
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Congressional Research Service
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2020-
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English
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Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service
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2011.
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Racial and ethnic disparities are widespread in the US health care system. A 2007 report from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research & Development Service (HSR & D) Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) found disparities were prevalent in a variety of clinical arenas within the Veterans Affairs health care system. The report identified several promising avenues for future interventions designed to reduce racial and ethnic disparities....
20) Fact sheet: update on the United States commitment to expanding access to medicines around the world
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[The White House, Office of the Press Secretary]
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2024.
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English
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