Cost Effectiveness-Cancer Prevention-Milbank Quarterly-Health Services-International

The Cost Effectiveness Of US Cancer Prevention Services

Prevention is better than cure; however, when it comes to screening for cancer New Research shows that U.S. Health Services are not as cost-effective as International, and publically run, counterparts. The research, published in The Milbank Quarterly, compares U.S. screening services to screening in the Netherlands and found that while three to four times more screening took place in the United States, the rates of mortality were similar. The research was conducted by Dr. Martin L... read more..

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Health And Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius-Texas Women's Health Funds

Government to cut Texas women's health funds over abortion

Texas Governor Perry stands next to his wife Anita as he announces he is dropping his run for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination during a news conference in Charleston, South Carolina

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The federal government will withdraw funding for a Texas program providing more than 100,000 poor women with birth control and other health services because Planned Parenthood clinics are not allowed to participate, a Health and Human Services spokeswoman said on Friday. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the decision in Houston on Friday, prompting a furious response from Texas Governor Rick Perry, who called it an "egregious federal overreach. ... read more..

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