Hospitalists & Health Costs; Treating Substance Abuse - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News /news/hospitalists-health-costs-treating-substance-abuse/ ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News produces in-depth journalism on health issues and is a core operating program of KFF. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:46:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=32 Hospitalists & Health Costs; Treating Substance Abuse - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News /news/hospitalists-health-costs-treating-substance-abuse/ 32 32 161476233 Hospitalists & Health Costs; Treating Substance Abuse /news/hospitalists-health-costs-treating-substance-abuse/ /news/hospitalists-health-costs-treating-substance-abuse/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:03:42 +0000 http://khn.wp.alley.ws/news/hospitalists-health-costs-treating-substance-abuse/ Every week, Kaiser Health News reporter Shefali S. Kulkarni compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs for Kaiser Health News’ Daily Report.

This week in :

  • The Annals of Internal Medicine weighs the costs and benefits of hospitalist care.
  • The Journal of Cancer Survivorship looks at the out-of-pocket costs of cancer medications for patients covered by Medicare.
  • Health Affairs compares the paperwork burden on doctors in Canada vs. the United States.
  • Health Affairs examines the financial costs of following USDA dietary guidelines.
  • Also in Health Affairs, a look at the effect of the health law on substance abuse treatment.
  • The Journal of General Internal Medicine considers how drug effectiveness statistics are framed in messages to doctors and their patients.

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