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US Spends More on Healthcare Among Developed Countries

US Spends More on Healthcare Among Developed Countries

Americans on average continue to spend much more for health care -- while getting less care -- than people in other developed countries, according to a study from a team led by a Johns Hopki...

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Diabetes Patients With High Deductible Health Plans Experience Delays in Seeking Care: Study

Diabetes Patients With High Deductible Health Plans Experience Delays in Seeking Care: Study

Diabetes patients who switched to high-deductible health plans had associated delays in care for dangerous blood vessel diseases, found research from the Department of Population Medicine at...

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Medical Bill Section Not Covered by Insurance Tends to Surprise 57% of Americans

Medical Bill Section Not Covered by Insurance Tends to Surprise 57% of Americans

Fifty-seven percent of American adults are surprised when they receive their medical bills, finds a new survey. The public holds insurers and hospitals most accountable when they receive an ...

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Affordable Care Act Benefits Stroke Survivors

Affordable Care Act Benefits Stroke Survivors

Affordable Care Act (ACA) was found to be effective at increasing insurance and decreasing cost-related non-adherence to medication among stroke survivors younger than 65 in the United State...

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Affordable Care Act May Have Cut Down Uninsured Cardiac-Related Hospitalizations

Affordable Care Act May Have Cut Down Uninsured Cardiac-Related Hospitalizations

Affordable Care Act(ACA) was implemented to improve the access of health care coverage to low-income families by expanding Medicaid. This led to an immediate decline in the percentage of ind...

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Improving Health Insurance Literacy Aids Missourians' ACA Enrollment, Say Health Policy Experts

Improving Health Insurance Literacy Aids Missourians' ACA Enrollment, Say Health Policy Experts

Health policy experts and community partners across Missouri revealed that community outreach and educational support for navigating health insurance options available in the Affordable Care...

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Immigrants Use Little Health Care, Subsidize Care of Non-immigrants

Immigrants Use Little Health Care, Subsidize Care of Non-immigrants

New study published today in the International Journal of Health Services finds that immigrants pay more money into both private and public health insurance programs than they take out. ...

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Drug Prices Not Consistently Adjusted with Value in the US: Study

Drug Prices Not Consistently Adjusted with Value in the US: Study

Health care reimbursements in many countries for drugs are directly associated with their value or net health benefits in treating disease. But a new study finds that it is not the case in t...

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Use of Emergency Department Drops After Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Use of Emergency Department Drops After Affordable Care Act (ACA)

The use of emergency department (ED) has dropped after two years since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , according to a new study at the University of California - San F...

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Insurance Denials for Hepatitis C Treatment Remain High

Insurance Denials for Hepatitis C Treatment Remain High

Both private and public insurers continue to deny coverage for Hepatitis C drugs at high rates, Penn study shows. The new study published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases showe...

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Medicaid Expansion Brings Positive Changes to Healthcare

Medicaid Expansion Brings Positive Changes to Healthcare

The expansion of Medicaid shows significant improvements in various health outcomes consistent with the original goals of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, according to the f...

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Medicare Kidney Failure Patients Enter Hospice too Late to Reap Full Benefits: Study

Medicare Kidney Failure Patients Enter Hospice too Late to Reap Full Benefits: Study

A new study revealed that late referrals to hospice drive up end-of-life costs, limit benefits for patients on dialysis. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital found that, health c...

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Insurance Claim for Sleep Apnea in US Increases by 911 Percent

Insurance Claim for Sleep Apnea in US Increases by 911 Percent

According to FAIR health (a national, independent, nonprofit organization), the private insurance claim for sleep apnea has increased by 911 percent in rural America between 2014 and 2017. I...

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Healthcare Scheme Launched in Karnataka

Healthcare Scheme Launched in Karnataka

A new healthcare scheme 'Arogya Karnataka' was unveiled by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The healthcare scheme aimed at benefiting about 1.43 crore households in the state. ...

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Karnataka to Provide Healthcare Scheme 'Arogya Karnataka Yojane' to All Soon

Karnataka to Provide Healthcare Scheme 'Arogya Karnataka Yojane' to All Soon

Karnataka is expected to implement healthcare scheme by the end of the year, revealed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The Budget, however, does not mention the funds allotted for the imp...

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