California’s Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — California’s plan to manufacture its own insulin could be a huge money-saver for state residents with diabetes — and possibly be a model for other states, according to experts.Earlier this year, California…
Learn MoreMany Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One in 5 privately insured American adults hospitalized for a traumatic injury end up with medical bills they can’t pay, a new study finds.Among more than 3,100 working-aged insured adults who suffered a trau…
Learn MoreLas primas y los impuestos de los inmigrantes a EE. UU. superan los gastos en atención de la salud: estudio
JUEVES, 10 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo estudio muestra que los inmigrantes pagan mucho más a través de las primas de atención de la salud y los impuestos relacionados de lo que en realidad utilizan en la atención, un hallazgo que…
Learn MoreU.S. Immigrants’ Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that challenges the notion that immigrants are freeloaders in the American health care system, a new study shows they are paying a lot more through health care premiums and related taxes than th…
Learn MoreNew Bill Would Ensure Free Exams for Sexual Assault Victims
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After a sexual assault, some victims are charged for the initial treatment and collection of evidence, even though U.S. federal law requires those services to be free. Now, a new federal bill aims to change …
Learn MoreNew Bill Would Ensure Free Exams for Sexual Assault Victims
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After a sexual assault, some victims are charged for the initial treatment and collection of evidence, even though U.S. federal law requires those services to be free.Now, a new federal bill aims to change t…
Learn MoreMedically Tailored Meals Could Avert Hospitalizations, Yield Savings
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with diet-sensitive conditions, implementation of medically tailored meals (MTMs) could potentially avert about 1.6 million hospitalizations and yield net savings of $13.6 billion annually, …
Learn MoreConsiderable Medical Costs Associated With Recurrent Vertigo
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The three most common causes of recurrent vertigo have considerable medical costs associated with their treatment, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in JAMA Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery….
Learn MoreMás de un millón de estadounidenses racionan la insulina por el alto costo
MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más de un millón de estadounidenses con diabetes tienen que racionar la insulina, un medicamento que salva vidas, porque no pueden costearla, muestra un estudio reciente.Muchas personas retrasaron surt…
Learn MoreRobotic Prostate Cancer Surgery Tied to Financial Harm in Younger Patients
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Younger patients have a higher risk for financial toxicity following robotic prostate cancer surgery, according to a study published in the November issue of The Journal of Urology.Oktay Özman, M.D., from the…
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