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Some families to be priced out of health overhaul

(AP)—Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what's being called a glitch in President Barack Obama's overhaul law.

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Louisiana shelves cut to Medicaid hospice program

(AP)—Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has scrapped plans to shutter the state's Medicaid hospice program in February, meaning the state will continue to provide end-of-life care to people on their death beds ...

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U.S. gives states more time to set up health insurance exchanges

(HealthDay)—The Obama administration is giving states additional time to set up so-called health insurance exchanges, a key element of the 2010 health reform law designed to bring coverage to an estimated ...

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High court rejects Medicare challenge

(AP)—The Supreme Court has turned away a challenge from former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and other Social Security recipients who say they have the right to reject Medicare in favor of continuing health coverage ...

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Many states say 'no' to health insurance exchanges

(HealthDay)—Half of the states in the nation have rebuffed a key provision of the Obama administration's health reform law: the creation of state-based health insurance exchanges, according to data compiled ...

Health created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study calls for broader public access to obesity surgery

People with private health insurance are nine times more likely than those without to have bariatric weight-loss surgery, a new study has found.

Overweight and Obesity created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Drug coverage to vary under health law

(AP)—A new study says basic prescription drug coverage could vary dramatically from state to state under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Medications created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Children with autism arrive at emergency room for psychiatric crisis nine times more than peers

In the first study to compare mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits between children with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD), researchers found that ED visits are nine times more likely to be for ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher proportion of California children uninsured than in US, analysis shows

Compared to the nation, a higher proportion of children in California are uninsured, one in every 10 children or more than 1.1 million in 2011. More of California's children have public health insurance and fewer through ...

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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

Study: Less-experienced physicians more costly than more-experienced physicians

Physicians with the least experience spend significantly more money treating patients than physicians who have the most experience, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Health created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research on employment-based insurance sheds light on health care reform

Men with employment-contingent health insurance (ECHI) who suffer a health shock, such as a cancer diagnosis or hospitalization, are more likely to feel "locked" into remaining at work and are at greater risk for losing their ...

Health created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The cost of prescription drugs—a comparison of two countries

In the United States, the cost paid for statins (drugs to lower cholesterol) in people under the age of 65 who have private insurance continues to exceed comparable costs paid by the government in the United Kingdom (U.K.) ...

Medications created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

People surprised by costs of out-of-network care, more patient educated needed

Forty percent of people who received health care outside of their insurance network did so out of necessity, finds a new study in Health Services Research. About half of those patients did not know how mu ...

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Alternatives to Medicare's fee-for-service payment system examined

(Medical Xpress)—For years policymakers have attempted to replace Medicare's fee-for- service payment system with approaches that pay one price for an aggregation of services. The intent has been to reward providers for ...

Health created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0