Summit Medical Group - Health in the News - Insurance: Medicare Updates http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/ Summit Medical Group brings you the latest news and updates on Insurance: Medicare from HealthDay to help you and your family 'Live Well, Stay Well.' en-us wecare@smgnj.com wecare@smgnj.com 60 Hospital Bills Can Vary Widely, Even in Same Cities http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/676233/ New U.S. initiative designed to bring more transparency to cost of health care Wed, 8 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Prostate Cancer May Be Deadlier for the Uninsured http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/676169/ Study found they were more likely to have a higher PSA test score, advanced disease and shorter survival Tue, 7 May 2013 14:00:00 -0400 Companies to Donate Prosthetic Legs to Boston Bombing Victims in Need http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/675937/ Even if patients lack insurance to cover costs, prosthetic makers' coalition vows to help them walk again Wed, 1 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400 Alzheimer's Patients May Face Looming Shortage of Neurologists http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/675539/ Medicare payment system undervalues one-on-one evaluations by these specialists, experts say Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Are Pricey Computer-Aided Mammograms Worth It? http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/675407/ Early breast cancer found more often in large study, but not more cases of invasive disease Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400 Few U.S. Seniors Take Advantage of Shingles Vaccine http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/675230/ Large study found shot effective but only 4 percent of older adults receive it Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400 Cancer Patients May Be Unintended Victims of Budget Cuts http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/675134/ Clinics nationwide say they can't afford to give as much chemotherapy as before, report says Thu, 4 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400 U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/675071/ Annual bill now tops $200 billion, largely for long-term care, researchers say Wed, 3 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400 Black Men Often Face Delays in Prostate Cancer Care: Study http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/675021/ Finding is more evidence of gap in quality of care for the disease, researcher says Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:00:00 -0400 A Third of U.S. Seniors Die With Dementia, Study Finds http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/674552/ Report tallies enormous medical, financial and caregiver toll of conditions like Alzheimer's Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0400 Medicare Spending Not Linked to Longer Cancer Survival http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/674162/ But U.S. patients in higher-spending regions have more, longer hospital stays Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0400 Shift to Hospice Care Often Comes Too Late, Study Finds http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/673207/ Almost a third of patients didn't get palliative care until final three days of life, often after ICU stay Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:00:00 -0500 Hospital Readmissions All Too Common, U.S. Studies Find http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/672745/ It's a complex, system-wide problem, expert says Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:00:00 -0500 High Medical Bills Driving Some Americans to Extreme Measures http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/672555/ In study, stories of credit card debt and cutting back on food and heating were common, even for the insured Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500 U.S. Efforts to Boost Number of Primary Care Doctors Have Failed http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/healthday/article/672350/ New physicians still choosing specialties despite government efforts, billions invested in training Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500