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16 Oct
Biden Administration Moves to Boost Health Care to the Homeless

Biden Administration Moves to Boost Health Care to the Homeless

A new rule allows health care providers to be reimbursed for treating homeless people wherever the...

18 Sep
1 in 4 Older, Low-Income Americans Are Uninsured

1 in 4 Older, Low-Income Americans Are Uninsured

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...

31 Aug
Tech 'Glitch' Is Causing Kids to Lose Medicaid Coverage

Tech 'Glitch' Is Causing Kids to Lose Medicaid Coverage

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, according ...

31 Jul
Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns

Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns

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 termination...

26 Jul
With New Proposed Rules, Biden Administration Pushes Insurers to Boost Mental Health Coverage

With New Proposed Rules, Biden Administration Pushes Insurers to Boost Mental Health Coverage

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...

10 Jul
Biden Moves to Lower Health Care Costs, Limit Insurance Junk Fees

Biden Moves to Lower Health Care Costs, Limit Insurance Junk Fees

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.

"Evading ...

16 May
Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Obamacare Preventive Health Care Coverage in Place for Now

Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Obamacare Preventive Health Care Coverage in Place for Now

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...

16 May
Ranks of U.S. Uninsured Fell by 18% During COVID Pandemic

Ranks of U.S. Uninsured Fell by 18% During COVID Pandemic

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...

16 Feb
Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends

Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends

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...

08 Feb
Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire

Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire

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 th...

03 Feb
Pregnant Women in Rural America Often Lack Health Insurance, Upping Risks

Pregnant Women in Rural America Often Lack Health Insurance, Upping Risks

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, ...

25 Jan
Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare

Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare

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:...

29 Dec
It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance

It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance

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...

26 Dec
Higher Price Tag Doesn't Guarantee Better Quality Joint Replacement: Study

Higher Price Tag Doesn't Guarantee Better Quality Joint Replacement: Study

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.

07 Dec
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans

Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans

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...

29 Nov
High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram

High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram

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...

17 Nov
When a Parent Is Jailed, Children's Health Care Suffers

When a Parent Is Jailed, Children's Health Care Suffers

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...

19 Sep
Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows

Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows

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...

22 Aug
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It

Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It

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...

18 Aug
Countries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic

Countries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic

Countries that are closer to achieving universal health coverage saw smaller declines in routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, a new study reveals.

The World Health Organization describes

03 Aug
Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low

Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low

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...

03 Aug
8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds

8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds

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...

14 Jul
Cancer in Uninsured Often Diagnosed at More Advanced, Lethal Stage

Cancer in Uninsured Often Diagnosed at More Advanced, Lethal Stage

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...

24 May
Annual Health Care Costs Rise by $2,000 for Americans Who Vape

Annual Health Care Costs Rise by $2,000 for Americans Who Vape

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

23 May
The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease

The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease

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...

27 Apr
Pandemic Medicaid Rules Allowed More Women to Stay Insured After Childbirth

Pandemic Medicaid Rules Allowed More Women to Stay Insured After Childbirth

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.

But they noted that the

23 Mar
COVID Hospital Stays Leave Some Survivors With Big Medical Bills

COVID Hospital Stays Leave Some Survivors With Big Medical Bills

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...

04 Feb
Crowdfunding for Medical Costs Almost Always Fails

Crowdfunding for Medical Costs Almost Always Fails

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...

31 Jan
Calif. Universal Health Care System Bill Faces Monday Deadline

Calif. Universal Health Care System Bill Faces Monday Deadline

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...

07 Dec
1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance

1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance

Though they live in one of the world's richest nations, a growing number of young Americans are without ample health insurance.

04 Oct
Racial Disparities Persist With Childhood Cancers

Racial Disparities Persist With Childhood Cancers

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...

17 Sep
Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage

Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage

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...

15 Sep
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds

Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds

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

13 Sep
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

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...

23 Aug
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year

Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year

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...

11 Aug
Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All

Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All

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...

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