One in five women is likely to forgo additional testing after an abnormal finding on a screening mammogram if there is a deductible, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ...
Nov 29, 2022
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The amount of charity care provided by government and nonprofit hospitals falls short of the obligation implied by their favorable tax treatment, according to a new study published in the April issue of Health Affairs by ...
Apr 8, 2021
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If your employer is sticking you with a bigger share of the medical bill before health insurance kicks in, you may have to get used to it.
Oct 3, 2018
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Proponents of repealing the Affordable Care Act, including President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, have argued that the law places an undue burden on physicians. However, according ...
Jan 25, 2017
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As Washington grapples with the fate of the Affordable Care Act, a pair of health care researchers has proposed a new way to design health insurance plans that could win bipartisan support - and has already started to do ...
Jan 9, 2017
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A poll finds that Americans who already have health insurance are blaming President Barack Obama's health care law for their rising premiums and deductibles.
Dec 15, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums rose only modestly in 2013, according to research published in the August issue of Health Affairs.
Sep 2, 2013
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The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) today released new data based on interviews with more than 44,000 households in California. The survey, conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, covered hundreds ...
Aug 9, 2013
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After switching to high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) in the US, men make fewer emergency department visits for even severe problems—which may lead to a later increase in hospitalization rates, suggests a study in the ...
Jul 16, 2013
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Consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) offer low premiums but high deductibles on the premise that patients who are faced with deductibles of $1,000 or more for individual coverage (or twice that for family coverage) will ...
Apr 3, 2013
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