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45
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Yeager examines the high cost of health care and possible alternatives.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 13 Issue 3-4, Nov 1991,
p48-65, il, bibl, f
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243
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$3.6 billion of government money, some of which funds state government programs that focus primarily on health care, is spent on health programs in North Carolina each year.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 14 Issue 1, May 1992,
p46-95, il, bibl, f
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600
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In the past ten years, hospital prices have increased almost 250% and the trend continues upward.
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1523
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Trends in health care are causing North Carolina companies to shift from traditional indemnity health plans to managed health care for their employees.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 5, June 1994,
p54-68, il
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1690
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Commercial customers are demanding discounts on medical care for providing hospitals with a large volume of business. State hospitals respond that this discriminates against other, individual customers who don't have this same bargaining leverage.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 7, Aug 1994,
p30-40, il
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2496
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Health maintenance organizations are forcing many Triangle area hospitals to cut costs through such approaches as shorter patient stays and job reductions. For patients, loss of registered nurses and other care givers could be critical.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 37, Sept 1995,
p13-14, 16, il
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2507
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Managed care's emphasis on cost reduction will affect the way hospitals and doctor's offices use nurses, placing them as team managers, supervisors, and planners in providing most of the patient's basic care.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 10, Oct 1995,
p15-17, il
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12475
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This is the first of two articles dealing with health care costs and North Carolina employers. This article discusses the problems; the second article to be published later will deal with solutions.
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12477
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In the first part of this two-part series Carlton dealt with the many problems created by health care costs for employers. In this concluding part, he suggests some solutions for employers.
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18355
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Much of the current national debate on medical cost containment has centered on ways to restrain rising hospital rates. This article discusses North Carolina's efforts to control hospital inflation.
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29479
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Children with serious and complicated medical conditions often require intensive medical treatment and have very high medical care costs. This study examined the total number of children in North Carolina of pre-school age who are medically fragile and profiled their medical care costs.
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29484
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Obesity is recognized as a serious public health epidemic and a significant underlying cause of morbidity and mortality. This study examined medical care expenditure and utilization patterns in a sample of adolescents in North Carolina enrolled in Medicaid. Results show negative health consequences of overweight as early as adolescence.
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29507
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Health disparities for many diseases are large and longstanding in North Carolina and the nation. This study examined medical care costs for diabetes associated with health disparities among adults enrolled in Medicaid in North Carolina during state fiscal year 2007-2008. The impacts of racial and economic health disparities on medical care costs were also compared.
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