Daily Archives: 2012/01/11

Ptosis

2012/01/11
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Ptosis, or a drooping eyelid, can indicate both benign and serious conditions. Determining the cause can usually be achieved by a careful history and examination.
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Dilated Eye Exams For Medicare Beneficiaries Cost Effective, USA

2012/01/11
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A study published Online First in the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, suggests that it "would be highly cost-effective" to replace visual acuity screenings for new Medicare enrollees with coverage of a dilated eye exam for healthy patients who enter the government insurance program for the elderly...

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ED Eye Care In Florida – A Payment Review

2012/01/11
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A major part of Florida's emergency department eye care is reimbursed through Medicaid or paid for directly by the patients. According to a study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, these findings may be beneficial in strategic planning as the debate over how best to implement the nation's new health care reform law progresses...

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Viewpoints: Renewing the call for a public option; Keep all justices on health law case

2012/01/11
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In Washington, the three major health insurers -; Premera Blue Cross, Regence BlueShield and Group Health Cooperative -; are sitting on a total of more than $2.4 billion above and beyond what they expect to ever pay out in claims.

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New Research Helps Explain How The Brain Decides What Is A Face And What Just Resembles One

2012/01/11
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Objects that resemble faces are everywhere. Whether it's New Hampshire's erstwhile granite "Old Man of the Mountain," or Jesus' face on a tortilla, our brains are adept at locating images that look like faces. However, the normal human brain is almost never fooled into thinking such objects actually are human faces...

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