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GERD Patient Satisfaction Hinges On Medication Type And Physician Bedside Manner
Patient satisfaction with their medications and the quality of interactions with their doctor reflect the success of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) therapy, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.

Finance Committee Seeks To Trim Cost Of Bill
"A draft proposal in the Senate to overhaul the nation"s health-care system would require most people to buy health insurance, authorize an expansion of Medicaid coverage and create consumer-owned cooperative plans instead of the government coverage that President Obama is seeking," the Washington Post reports. The proposal, a preliminary version of legislation being shaped by the Senate Finance Committee, also contained "an array of coverage provisions that were drastically scaled back from earlier versions, as lawmakers seek to shrink the bill"s overall cost."
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Two New Studies On Circadian Rhythms
Dartmouth Medical School geneticists have made new inroads into understanding the regulatory circuitry of the biological clock that synchronizes the ebb and flow of daily activities, according to two studies published May 15.
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Today's Opinions And Editorials

What"s Up, Docs? The Wall Street Journal The AMA is essentially saying that if doctors get paid more, all else is negotiable. It can"t last (7/20). The Time To Act On Health Care Crisis Is Now The Nevada Appeal Some in Washington, and here in Nevada, are telling us that we cannot afford health reform, and that we need to wait. This just doesn"t make sense (Carla Sloan, 7/19). I Probably Won"t Be Your Family Doctor The Baltimore Sun With the number of senior citizens rapidly growing, by 2020 we will likely lack 200,000 physicians. So why do only two percent of medical students choose family medicine (Aggarwal, 7/19). Health Care Never Never Land The Atlanta Journal Constitution Once again, success in the business arena is punished in the government arena. Truly, this bill is a monstrosity (Barr, 7/20). Where Is Competition In Our Current Health Care Debate? Fort Worth Business Press Since when is government needed to stoke competition? Competition is what happens when government lets people alone (Stossel, 7/20). A Trillion Here, A Trillion There Politico Businesses will, in effect, be forced to send employees into the Democrats" government-run health care. It"s really not something to argue about, it is a fact (Jindal, 7/20). Costs And Benefits The New York Times [Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas] Elmendorf"s testimony should prod Democratic leaders to come up with more and better ways to restrain costs for federal programs and the health care system as a whole (7/19). Controlling Costs Won"t Limit Care Roll Call The idea of "rationing" is a myth, and anything resembling it will not be a part of health care reform (Kohl, 7/20). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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