Health
Health safety net for undocumented kids works, study finds
For some low-income, undocumented children, seeing a doctor or nurse when they are sick may not be an option.
Jul 6, 2021
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News tagged with health care coverage
Medical economics
U.S. supreme court strikes down challenge to affordable care act
(HealthDay)—The landmark Affordable Care Act, which has expanded health care coverage to tens of millions of Americans, has withstood a third challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jun 17, 2021
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Dentistry
Oral health needs among youth with a history of foster care
According to estimates from the Children's Bureau, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there were 673,000 children in or entering foster care in the United States in 2019.
Jun 8, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer survival rate higher among insured
Among cancer patients with health coverage in Southern California, those who were diagnosed and treated at Kaiser Permanente, an integrated health care organization, had better survival rates, especially Black and Latino ...
May 13, 2021
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Medical economics
Even small bills for health insurance may cause healthy low-income people to drop coverage
Twenty dollars a month might not seem like a lot to pay for health insurance. But for people getting by on $15,000 a year, it's enough to make some drop their coverage—especially if they're healthy, a new study of Medicaid ...
May 10, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health services wane as insurers appear to skirt parity rules during pandemic
Therapists and other behavioral health care providers cut hours, reduced staffs and turned away patients during the pandemic as more Americans experienced depression symptoms and drug overdoses, according to a new report ...
May 6, 2021
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Vaccination
COVID-19 public health messages have been all over the place—but researchers can do better
Persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine remains a challenge even as more than a 120 million people in the U.S. have received at least one dose.
Apr 14, 2021
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Dentistry
Medicaid expansion made mouths healthier, study finds
As the pandemic's economic effects drive more people to enroll in Medicaid as safety-net health insurance, a new study suggests that the program's dental coverage can improve their oral health in ways that help them seek ...
Mar 23, 2021
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Health
Treating vision loss globally would have social and economic benefits
Published today in The Lancet Global Health, a new commission report on global eye health calls for eye care to be included in mainstream health services and development policies. It argues that this is essential to achieve ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How the Affordable Care Act can keep people out of prison
Many former inmates struggle with mental health and substance use disorders. Appropriate treatment for these illnesses can be what stands between successfully reintegrating into society and returning to a life of crime—and ...
Feb 15, 2021
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