nlnew va elections map charts article

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Published: Saturday, 21 November 2015 18:04

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A map of Virginia's congressional districts with a depiction of demographic patterns (based on data obtained from the Census Bureau).

While some of the trends are to be expected, there are some surprising findings:

• Fairfax (the second richest in the U.S. by per capita income) has the largest number of Hispanic and Latino residents, followed by Alexandria.
• Salem has the most people overall who are unemployed.
• The Newport News district ranks highest among residents without health insurance.

nlnew medicare costs

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Published: Saturday, 21 November 2015 18:04

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A comparative look at Medicare data gathered from over 7 million discharges for the top 100 Diagnosis Related Groups reveals significant differences in cost among various states.

• At $13,150.05, the most expensive state for Medicare is Maryland; at $7810.72, the least expensive is Alabama.
• Maryland also has the least difference between what hospitals charge in general and what they get paid by Medicare.
• Based on data from CMS, the average cost for an inpatient discharge is $38,920.29, compared to $9,593.21 paid by Medicare.

nlnew med patents

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Published: Saturday, 21 November 2015 18:04

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Data focusing on certain crucial aspects of the American healthcare system reveals surprising paradoxes. Some highlights:

• The U.S. is spectacularly successful at innovation, patenting nearly three times as many medical devices as the next ten countries combined.
• The country also has the highest cost of healthcare per capita in the world.
• Ironically, while improvements in many fields of medical technology have been noteworthy, some basic systems remain woefully behind the times, leading to unnecessary spending.
• Example: During the two years prior to a study, 17% of physicians reported ordering duplicate tests (incidentally, the same number reporting that medical records did not arrive in time for a patient's appointment).

nlnew twitter article

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Published: Saturday, 21 November 2015 18:04

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These charts depict the most active tweeters (and tweets) on the subject of the presidential candidate, revealing surprising patterns:

• Among those most intensely retweeting and "favoriting" posts on Hillary Clinton are Fashionista and Fox Business.
• Individuals figure more prominently among those actively participating than many major news outlets.
• While some of the 10 most retweeted lines were from the candidate herself, the one that got the most retweets (at over 81,000) was not.
• Only 3 of the 10 had hashtags; the rest were quotes or images that must have resonated strongly with the public.