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Government Says Health Care Improving
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AP Online
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January 11, 2007
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WASHINGTON - Millions of Americans aren't following the adage: Prevention is the best medicine.
The nation's minorities, poor and uninsured especially are missing out on the preventive screening and counseling they need, according to government reports Thursday.
Overall, the quality of the U.S. health care system continues to improve at a modest pace. When it comes to preventive care, though, the rate of improvement lags.
Americans as a whole largely are not getting the tests, exams and advice from doctors that can lessen the burden from asthma, cancer, diabetes and obesity, according to the fourth annual national health care quality and disparities reports.
"It's encouraging to ...