Word: chronic
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...list of about 500 people within the University who are high-risk, not including pregnant women, Rosenthal said. This list includes undergraduates with chronic illnesses who have reported...
Plenty, say physicians associations, whose members warn that clinics - which are typically staffed by nurse practitioners and are positioned in stores that also sell prescriptions - will be inclined to misdiagnose and overprescribe. Worse, they are not built to provide long-term care for chronic conditions such as hypertension, and they threaten the ideal of a lasting doctor-patient relationship, denying consumers a so-called "medical home...
Still, many doctors acknowledge patients' aversion to chronic drug-taking. "Almost universally, people don't want to take medicine if they can avoid it," says Greene. And physicians, including internist Dr. Christine Laine, who is the editor of the Annals of Internal Medicine, point out that the direct and indirect costs associated with taking a drug - even one as widely prescribed as the generic diabetes medication metformin - can serve as a barrier for many patients, especially among disadvantaged populations and those without health insurance...
...recommends that certain groups receive the vaccine first, including pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions...
...received coverage under other federal programs, and possibly their parents. It might also expand the Medicaid program to low-income people who do not currently qualify. But it is hard to imagine a scaled-down bill that would cover, for instance, middle-aged single workers, many of whom suffering chronic health problems, which are a major driver of medical costs. If the Senate decides to pass the bill under parliamentary rules that prevent a filibuster, it may also have to get rid of other provisions that do not directly affect federal spending, such as those that attempt to encourage wellness...