Posts Tagged ‘health insurance’
Diabetes care improves, but costly gaps remain
EMORY (US) — People with diabetes are getting better control of the disease, but a new study suggests that other health issues that can complicate the condition are not as well tended to. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Apr 3, 2013 13:30 - 0 Comments
Patients don’t want to be bargain hunters
USC (US) — When it comes to health care, high deductibles aren’t enough to motivate patients to shop around for cheap medical services, a new study reports. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 20, 2013 15:00 - 3 Comments
Medicare drug gap risky for mental health patients
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — A coverage gap in Medicare Part D increases costs and health risks for people suffering from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2013 17:30 - 0 Comments
Free clinics lighten ER overcrowding
PENN STATE (US) — People who receive primary care from free clinics are less likely to use the emergency department for minor issues, medical researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2012 15:17 - 1 Comment
As adults, sickle cell patients rely on ER
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — As patients with sickle cell disease outgrow pediatric health care, they rely more on the emergency room, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2012 12:20 - 0 Comments
In California, 1 in 10 kids uninsured
USC (US) — One in every 10 children in California, or more than 1.1 million, has no health insurance. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 14, 2012 14:46 - 4 Comments
After divorce, many women lose health insurance
U. MICHIGAN (US) — More than 100,000 women lose their private health insurance every year because of divorce. And the loss isn’t temporary—overall rates of coverage remain depressed for more than two years. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 5, 2012 10:05 - 1 Comment
Expanding Medicaid may be costly to states
PENN STATE (US) — Extending Medicaid coverage to currently uninsured adults is likely to increase the cost of the program, say researchers, because those patients are prone to having more expensive health problems. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 31, 2012 13:26 - 4 Comments
Medicare policy may mean treatment, not hospice
BROWN (US) — A Medicare policy prevents simultaneous reimbursement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) and hospice care—which means many families can’t choose hospice for loved ones who reside in nursing homes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2012 10:36 - 1 Comment
With free birth control, abortion rate drops
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Access to free birth control substantially reduced unplanned pregnancies and cut abortion rates by 62-78 percent compared to the national rate, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 13, 2012 10:27 - 1 Comment
Kids of immigrants often left out of health care
CORNELL (US) — Parents’ immigration status makes a big difference in children’s health and access to health care, reports a new study of low-income families in the US. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 11, 2012 15:27 - 1 Comment
Dialysis costs challenge Medicare budget
BROWN (US) — Medicare’s latest attempt to manage the cost and quality of end-stage renal disease care could become a broader model for the program if it succeeds, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 9, 2012 14:55 - 0 Comments
89 million in US faced gap in health coverage
PENN STATE (US) — During a recent four-year period, 89 million Americans were without health insurance for at least one month and 23 million lost coverage more than once during that time. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 29, 2012 11:14 - 0 Comments
Higher co-pays may cost kids their meds
USC (US) — Higher co-payments may have serious unintended consequences for children, including less use of effective treatments and more trips to the hospital. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 10, 2012 17:27 - 1 Comment
Fee hike makes kids’ insurance a challenge
USC (US) — Analysis shows that a public program’s higher premiums cost 20 percent of enrolled children their health insurance coverage. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 17, 2012 12:40 - 1 Comment
Gym benefits draw healthy seniors to Medicare
BROWN (US) — Medicare plans aren’t allowed to exclude unhealthy—and costly—seniors, but some plans get around the restriction by offering gym memberships to draw in healthier—and more profitable—members. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2011 10:37 - 1 Comment
Mammogram rates for immigrants rising
PENN STATE (US) — Fewer immigrant women receive mammograms than native-born American women, but more immigrant women are getting them now compared to a decade ago. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 14, 2011 12:26 - 1 Comment
‘Medical home’ kids do better in school
USC (US) — Undocumented children who have access to health insurance perform better in math and in reading and miss fewer days of school due to illness or injury. (more…)
