Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — 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 annive…
Learn MoreHundreds of Hospitals Could Close Across Rural America
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hundreds of rural hospitals across the United States are teetering on the edge of closure, with their financial status increasingly in peril, a new report reveals.More than 200 rural hospitals are at immediate…
Learn MoreRSNA: Deductible Payments May Discourage Breast Imaging
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A deductible payment for follow-up breast imaging from abnormal screening discourages roughly one in five women from returning for diagnostic workup or causes them to skip screening altogether, according to a…
Learn MoreMuchos estadounidenses con seguro están a tan solo una lesión de la bancarrota, según un estudio
MARTES, 15 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Uno de cada 5 adultos estadounidenses con un seguro privado que son hospitalizados por una lesión traumática acaba con facturas médicas que no puede pagar, encuentra un estudio reciente.Entre más de …
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 MoreDisparities Seen in Receipt of Postpartum Care
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Disparities exist in the receipt of recommended postpartum care by insurance type, rural or urban residence, and racial and ethnic identities, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Health Fo…
Learn MoreContinúa el aumento de los costos de desembolso de la atención para el cáncer
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con cáncer ya tienen que afrontar muchas cosas a nivel emocional y físico. Pero una investigación muestra que los pacientes asegurados de menos de 65 años también pagan más de su pr…
Learn MoreOut-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients already have a lot to deal with emotionally and physically. But research shows that insured patients under 65 are also paying more for their treatments out-of-pocket than ever before.The st…
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