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Study finds health insurance helps lower-income Americans avoid depression, diabetes, major financial shocks

Enrollment in Medicaid helps lower-income Americans overcome depression, get proper treatment for diabetes, and avoid catastrophic medical bills, but does not appear to reduce the prevalence of diabetes, high blood pressure ...

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After age 18, asthma care deteriorates

It is widely accepted that medical insurance helps older adults with chronic health problems to receive better care. But what about young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, a demographic that also tends to have the lowest ...

Pediatrics created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study links low wages with hypertension, especially for women and younger workers

Workers earning the lowest wages have a higher risk of hypertension than workers with the highest wages, according to new research from UC Davis.

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Divorce costs thousands of women health insurance coverage

(Medical Xpress)—About 115,000 women lose their private health insurance every year in the wake of divorce, according to a University of Michigan study.

Health created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

46 million Americans lack health insurance: report (Update)

A total of 46.3 million people in the United States do not have health coverage, a trend that has been rising in the past 15 years, said a US survey published Tuesday.

Health created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US health insurance costs up 9% in year: study

Company-provided health insurance, one of the largest costs of US businesses and households alike, rose nine percent over the past year despite the sluggish economy, according to a new study released Tuesday.

Health created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Medical debt occurs despite insurance, study shows

Health insurance is not protecting Arizonans from having problems paying medical bills, and having bill problems is keeping families from getting needed medical care and prescription medicines, a new study has found.

Health created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Title V coverage varies across states for diabetes

(HealthDay)—There is significant state by state variation in Title V medical coverage for children with diabetes, according to a study published in the April issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increase in medical treatment caused greatest increase in US health care costs

The increasing proportion of the population that received treatment for a specific medical condition – called "treated disease prevalence"—along with higher spending per treated case accounted for most of the rise in ...

Health created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expanding Medicaid: Mental and financial health improve, but no improvement shown in physical health

New findings from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment show that Medicaid coverage had no detectable effect on the prevalence of diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, but substantially reduced depression, ...

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Overweight adults back weight-loss health benefits

(HealthDay)—Most overweight adults feel that specific weight-loss benefits offered by health plans would be helpful, but few are willing to pay extra for them, according to a study published online April ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many Americans skipping meds to save money, CDC says

(HealthDay)—Cash-strapped Americans often skip doses of pricey prescription drugs or take less than was prescribed by their doctor, new research shows.

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study confirms rapid rise in antipsychotic treatment of medicaid-insured children

(Medical Xpress)—A new study from the University of Maryland (UM) found that use of antipsychotic drugs from 1997 to 2006 increased 7- to 12-fold in a Medicaid population of about 500,000 children ages two to 17.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Mental health and substance use disorder benefits expanded

(HealthDay)—In a final rule, which will make purchasing health coverage easier for consumers, mental health and substance use benefits will be expanded to 62 million Americans, according to a report published ...

Health created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Record number of children covered by health insurance in 2011

A record number of U.S. children were covered by health insurance in 2011, mostly due to substantial increases in the enrollment rates of public insurance, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University ...

Health created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0