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Biden Administration Moves to Boost Health Care to the Homeless
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 16, 2023
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A new rule allows health care providers to be reimbursed for treating homeless people wherever the...
1 in 4 Older, Low-Income Americans Are Uninsured
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 18, 2023
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As people age, health issues tend to mount, but roughly a quarter of low-income adults over 65 have no medical insurance.
That's the age when most Americans become eligible for Medicare, the federal health insurance for seniors. But many of the uninsured seniors are Hisp...
Tech 'Glitch' Is Causing Kids to Lose Medicaid Coverage
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 31, 2023
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A Medicaid “glitch” is removing health care coverage for potentially millions of children, U.S. health officials warned Wednesday.
Automated systems involved in a large-scale eligibility review are causing entire households to be removed from Medicaid coverage, accor...
Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 31, 2023
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Large numbers of Americans who were dropped from Medicaid this spring lost their coverage because of paperwork problems, and not because they weren't still eligible for the public health insurance program.
“I am deeply concerned about high rates of procedural terminati...
With New Proposed Rules, Biden Administration Pushes Insurers to Boost Mental Health Coverage
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- July 26, 2023
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President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration is seeking new rules to push insurance companies to increase coverage of mental health treatment.
The new rules, which still must go through a public comment period, would require insurers to study if customer...
Biden Moves to Lower Health Care Costs, Limit Insurance Junk Fees
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 10, 2023
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When they need health care, Americans can be slapped with surprise medical costs because of loopholes in the law and “junk fees,” according to the White House.
The Biden administration is taking action on several fronts to deal with these unexpected costs.
“E...
Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Obamacare Preventive Health Care Coverage in Place for Now
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2023
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Americans will continue to be able to get free preventive health care services -- at least for now.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans temporarily blocked a lower court decision on Monday, pausing a ruling that challenged an Affordable Care A...
Ranks of U.S. Uninsured Fell by 18% During COVID Pandemic
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2023
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Public health officials announced Tuesday that a lot fewer Americans were without health insurance after the COVID-19 pandemic than before it.
The uninsured rate dropped 18% between 2019 and 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 16, 2023
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American adults who have no health insurance or those who are underinsured will still be able to get free COVID vaccines from Moderna, even after government-purchased supplies run out, the company announced Monday.
"Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines will continue to be availab...
Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 8, 2023
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Americans received unprecedented access to health care during the pandemic, including hassle-free public insurance and free tests, treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.
Now, they need to prepare for most of that to unwind, experts say.
“Essentially, Congress and ...
Pregnant Women in Rural America Often Lack Health Insurance, Upping Risks
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 3, 2023
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New research suggests that pregnant women and new moms in rural U.S. areas are at greater risk of adverse outcomes, including death, because they are more likely to be uninsured.
Women living in rural communities had lower rates of uninterrupted health insurance before, ...
Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 25, 2023
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More than 3 million new people signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, this year, swelling enrollment numbers to a record 16.3 million Americans.
"On the 10th anniversary of the ACA Marketplaces, the numbers speak for themselves:...
It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- December 29, 2022
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Most working-age Americans get health insurance through their employer, but even they are finding it tougher to afford medical care these days, a new study shows.
Researchers found that over the past 20 years, a growing number of Americans with job-based health insurance...
Higher Price Tag Doesn't Guarantee Better Quality Joint Replacement: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 26, 2022
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The prices that health insurers agree to pay for joint replacement surgery vary widely and are unrelated to conventional measures of the quality of care.
That's the conclusion of a new study that found who is footing the bill is the biggest influence on the price tag.
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 7, 2022
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The antiviral Paxlovid has kept people from getting really sick and dying from COVID-19 since it became available -- at no cost to them.
But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subsidizing the medication. Instead, it will be billed for like many ot...
High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 29, 2022
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Out-of-pocket costs may make as many as 1 in 5 women forgo additional screening when an initial mammogram finds an abnormality, a new U.S. study finds.
The Affordable Care Act improved access to mammograms, but high-deductible insurance plans appear to keep women from i...
When a Parent Is Jailed, Children's Health Care Suffers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 17, 2022
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Children's health is jeopardized when they have a parent in prison, new research finds.
In the United States, 5 million kids have an incarcerated parent. Those children have worse access to primary, dental and mental health care than their peers, the investigators found...
Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- September 19, 2022
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Weeks after a stay in the hospital, your bill arrives and you can barely believe the amount due. How is this even possible if you have good health insurance and, more importantly, how will you pay it?
Unfortunately, you're not alone. More than one in 10 American adults a...
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 22, 2022
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Naloxone is a lifesaving antidote to an opioid overdose, but it may be priced too high for those most vulnerable to opioid-related death, a new study finds.
Between 2014 and 2018, naloxone...
Countries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 18, 2022
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Countries that are closer to achieving universal health coverage saw smaller declines in routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, a new study reveals.
Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 3, 2022
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The number of Americans without health insurance continues to drop, reaching 8% in 2022 -- a record low.
That leaves about 26 million people living in America without health insurance.
The announcement was made Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se...
8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 3, 2022
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Inflation is putting Americans' health at risk, with nearly 2 in 5 struggling to pay for the care they need, according to a new West Health-Gallup poll.
About 38% -- which translates to an estimated 98 million Americans -- said rising health care prices had caused them t...
Cancer in Uninsured Often Diagnosed at More Advanced, Lethal Stage
- By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter
- July 14, 2022
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Not having health insurance can be deadly if cancer strikes: A new study shows that people without it are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage can...
Annual Health Care Costs Rise by $2,000 for Americans Who Vape
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 24, 2022
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Think vaping is cheap?
A study from the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing reports that annual health care costs for users of
The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2022
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Americans with sickle cell disease who have private insurance face average out-of-pocket costs of $1,300 a year and a lifetime total of $44,000, new research reveals.
That means that their out-of-pocket expenses are nearly four times higher compared to people without the...
Pandemic Medicaid Rules Allowed More Women to Stay Insured After Childbirth
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- April 27, 2022
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Far fewer U.S. women lost health insurance coverage after giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic than in previous years, likely due to a federal law that prevented Medicaid from dropping people, researchers say.
COVID Hospital Stays Leave Some Survivors With Big Medical Bills
- Steve Reinberg
- March 23, 2022
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Severe COVID can inflict heavy physical damage on patients, but many recovering from their infection also take a financial hit, a new study finds.
Up to 10% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are billed $2,000 or more six months after leaving the hospital, even when...
Crowdfunding for Medical Costs Almost Always Fails
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- February 4, 2022
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You have almost certainly seen the pleas while scrolling through social media: Called crowdfunding, folks try to raise money to pay for their sick loved one's mounting medical bills.
But new research sh...
Calif. Universal Health Care System Bill Faces Monday Deadline
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- January 31, 2022
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California lawmakers must vote by Monday on whether to keep a bill to create a universal health care system moving forward.
Monday, Jan. 31, is the last chance for Califor...
1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- December 7, 2021
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Though they live in one of the world's richest nations, a growing number of young Americans are without ample health insurance.
Racial Disparities Persist With Childhood Cancers
- Steven Reinberg
- October 4, 2021
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Black kids and Hispanic kids with cancer fare worse than their white counterparts, a large, nationwide study finds.
"This study suggests that improving health insurance coverage and access to care for children, especially those with low [socioeconomic status], may reduce...
Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
- Cara Murez
- September 17, 2021
- Full Page
When the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, a new crisis in insurance coverage in the United States may begin.
Fifteen million Americans who enrolled in Medicaid during the pandemic could lose their coverage when the emergency declaration ends, according to an analys...
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
- Steven Reinberg
- September 15, 2021
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When Americans are eligible for Medicare at age 65, they see a significant drop in their out-of-pocket medical costs.
Lowering the eligibility age would save even more, especially for people with the highest out-of-pocket costs, according to a
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
- Steven Reinberg
- September 13, 2021
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With the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare, fewer Americans are uninsured and more are getting their blood pressure and blood sugar under control, a new study finds.
The gains are especially strong among Black and Hispanic patients, according to Boston University res...
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year
- Cara Murez
- August 23, 2021
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While the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on the economy and jobs, it didn't result in fewer Americans having health insurance.
The number of 18- to 64-year-olds in the United States without health insurance held steady at 11% between March 2019 and April 2021, ac...
Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- August 11, 2021
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) reduced the ranks of uninsured Americans, but a recent study shows that many U.S. states did little to close racial gaps in health coverage.
Researchers found that in the two years after the ACA came into force, some U.S. states showed large...
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- July 26, 2021
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People of color are consistently less likely to see medical specialists than white patients are, a new U.S. study finds, highlighting yet another disparity in the nation's health care system.
Researchers found that compared with their white counterparts, Black Americans,...
Gap in Breast Cancer Survival for Black, White Patients Shrinks, But Not by Enough
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- July 2, 2021
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Racial disparities in breast cancer survival have narrowed in recent years, but Black women with the disease still have double the death rate of white women.
That's according to a study that tracked breast cancer trends in Florida between 1990 and 2015. Overall, deaths f...
Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
- July 2, 2021
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Many women in the United States aren't screened for cervical cancer because they can't afford it, a new study finds.
Screening helps reduce cervical cancer cases and deaths, but disparities in screening rates exist based on income, insurance status, race and ethnicity.
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
- Robert Preidt
- May 28, 2021
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About 1 in 10 U.S. cancer survivors delays follow-up care because they can't afford associated medical bills, even if they're insured.
That's the conclusion from an analysis of data from more than 5,400 survivors of various cancers. Most were insured, college-educated an...
It's Still Tough to Find Prices on Most U.S. Hospital Websites
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- May 18, 2021
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U.S. hospitals have been required to make their prices public since 2019, but 18 months into the rule more than half weren't doing it, a new study finds.
In 2018, the Trump administration issued a rule requiring hospitals to publish their "chargemasters" on their website...
For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
- Cara Murez
- May 12, 2021
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WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) - When people with low incomes are asked to help pay for their health insurance, some drop their coverage, even when bills as low as $20 per month arrive.
That's the upshot of a new study of Medicaid expansion in the state of Mich...
Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
- Robert Preidt
- May 7, 2021
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Many American workers remain in jobs they'd rather leave -- simply because they don't want to lose their health insurance, a new Gallup poll reveals.
That's the situation for 16% of respondents in a nationwide poll of more than 3,800 adults conducted March 15-21.
T...
Buying Your Own Health Insurance Just Got Way Less Expensive
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 6, 2021
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Tens of millions of Americans will find it substantially more affordable to buy their own health insurance starting this month, thanks to generous financial help included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) signed by President Joe Biden in March.
That includes many pe...
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- March 1, 2021
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With U.S. deaths from COVID-19 passing the grim milestone of a half-million, a new study suggests that another 30,000-plus Americans have died due to pandemic-related unemployment.
Using various data sources, researchers estimated that number of deaths between April 2020...
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- February 3, 2021
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Racial segregation may help explain why Black Americans with lung cancer do more poorly than their white counterparts, a new study suggests.
For years, U.S. studies have documented racial disparities in lung cancer. Black Americans are less likely to receive surgery for ...
Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
- Dennis Thompson
- December 17, 2020
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The popularity of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, continues to grow, with nearly two-thirds of Americans saying they want the law to remain as is or be improved, a new Harris/HealthDay poll shows.
About 34% of U.S. adults think the Affordable Care Act sho...
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
- Robert Preidt
- November 25, 2020
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Colon cancer treatment for low-income Americans has improved with Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, a new study says.
That includes earlier diagnosis, increased access to treatment and better surgical care, according to the researchers.
They compare...
Obamacare Helped More Americans Spot Cancers Early: Study
- Ernie Mundell
- November 12, 2020
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As the Affordable Care Act faces scrutiny once more from the U.S. Supreme Court, new research shows it may be helping to save American lives otherwise lost to cancer.
The study found that expansions of health insurance coverage through Medicaid -- a feature of Obamacare ...
Health Coverage Takes Big Hit With Pandemic-Related Job Cuts
- Robert Preidt
- October 13, 2020
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Up to 7.7 million U.S. workers lost jobs with employer-sponsored health insurance during the coronavirus pandemic, and 6.9 million of their dependents also lost coverage, a new study finds.
Workers in manufacturing, retail, accommodation and food services were especi...