Posts Tagged ‘health insurance’

Higher co-pays may cost kids their medsvideo available


USC (US) — Higher co-payments may have serious unintended consequences for children, including less use of effective treatments and more trips to the hospital. Continue…

Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:14 - 0 Comments


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…)

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