2008 News and Numbers

This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: https://info.ahrq.gov. Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information.

Please go to www.ahrq.gov for current information.

Date	Title
2008
12/17/08	Hospitalizations Declining for Digestive System Bleeding
12/10/08	Hospitals' Cost for the Top Six Cardiovascular Treatments Nearing $60 Billion
12/3/08	Pressure Ulcers Increasing Among Hospital Patients
11/20/08	Women Dominate Hospitalizations for Chest Pain With No Known Cause
11/12/08	Lung Cancer Rates Dropping but Hospitalization Rates Remain Constant
10/30/08	One in Five Hospital Admissions are for Patients with Mental Disorders
10/23/08	Hospital Discharges to Home Health, Nursing Homes Increasing
10/15/08	One in 10 Adults Treated for Arthritis
10/8/08	Hispanics Hospitalized at Higher Rates for Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations than Whites
9/24/2008	More U.S. Kids Getting Government Dental Insurance
9/17/2008	Patients' Hospital Bills Jumped $70 Billion in Just One Year
9/3/2008	Hospitalizations for Osteoarthritis Rising Sharply
8/27/2008	Hospital Cost Increases Appear To Be Slowing
8/20/2008	Workers at Small Companies Less Likely to Kick In Cash for Health Coverage
8/14/2008	Children Hospitalized Less Often for Asthma but More Have the Disease
8/7/2008	Health Insurance Premiums Have More Than Doubled Since 1996
7/30/2008	Rare Forms of Meningitis More Deadly Than Viral Meningitis
7/24/2008	Antidepressant Prescriptions Climb by 16 Million
7/16/2008	Hospitalizations Soar for Kids with Skin Infections
7/9/2008	Thousands Struck Down by Summer Heat, Most Are Poor
7/2/2008	Pneumonia Most Common Reason for Hospitalization
6/25/2008	Spending on Cholesterol Reducing Statins More Than Doubles in Just 5 Years
6/18/2008	Asthma Rates Soaring Among Adult Hospital Patients
6/11/2008	Treatment Costs Nearly Double For Hay Fever and Other Allergies
6/4/2008	Asian-Pacific Islanders Most Likely To Die From Serious, but Treatable, Hospital Complications
5/28/2008	Most American Adults Have at Least One Chronic Medical Condition
5/22/2008	Hospital Emergency Departments Treat Mostly Poor Children
5/14/2008	Only About 1 in 10 Adult Americans Have all the Skills Needed to Manage Their Health
5/9/2008	Hospitalizations for Ischemic Stroke Drop by One Third
4/30/2008	One in Four Disabled Seniors Use Risky or Ineffective Medicines
4/23/2008	Potentially Deadly Infection Doubles Among Hospital Patients Over Last 5 Years
4/17/2008	Premiums Rise 18 Percent For Non-Employer Health Insurance
4/9/2008	More than 200 Abused Children Under 5 Died in U.S. Hospitals in 2005
4/2/2008	Untreated Cavities 5 Times More Likely in Kids from Low-Income Communities than High-Income Ones
3/26/2008	Problems with English Help Block Many Hispanics from Medical Care
3/21/2008	Diabetes-Related Amputations Increase for Hispanics
3/13/2008	Hospital Treatment Costs for Violence Top $2 Billion Annually
3/6/2008	Mental Health Woes Remain One of the Top Reasons for Doctor Visits
2/27/2008	Chest Pain a Leading Reason for Hospital Emergency Department Visits
2/21/2008	More Consumers Buying Medicines by Mail
2/14/2008	Nearly 1 in 3 Women Have Babies by C-Section
2/6/2008	Diabetes, Cholesterol, Anti-Obesity Drugs Top Spending
1/30/2008	Epilepsy Hospitalizations Rise After 8-Year Decline
1/23/2008	Big Money: Cost of 10 Most Expensive Health Conditions Near $500 Billion
1/16/2008	Circumcision Rates Highest In Midwest, Lowest in West
1/9/2008	Shingles Sends Nearly 1 Million Americans to the Doctor
1/2/2008	Hospitalizations for Problems Caused by Severe Acid Reflux Increase By 103 Percent

The information on this page is archived and provided for reference purposes only.