Study finds weight loss surgery cost disparity
A new study from the University of Georgia finds that users of public insurance are paying more for bariatric weight loss surgery compared to private insurance patients.
Jul 13, 2020
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A new study from the University of Georgia finds that users of public insurance are paying more for bariatric weight loss surgery compared to private insurance patients.
Jul 13, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic catapulted the country into one of the deepest recessions in U.S. history, leaving millions of Americans without jobs or health insurance. There is a lot of evidence that economic hardship is associated ...
Jul 7, 2020
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(HealthDay)—The annualized total medical expenditures for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are $7 billion and $5 billion among U.S. workers, respectively, according to research published in the July ...
Jul 6, 2020
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Health workers and human rights advocates are urging the federal and provincial governments to extend public health insurance to all people living in Canada, regardless of immigration status, as outbreaks of COVID-19 among ...
Jun 29, 2020
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When surveyed in February and early March—on the brink of the coronavirus pandemic—Houstonians expressed a deeper sense of mutual trust, empathy and solidarity than ever before, with growing numbers of people calling ...
May 19, 2020
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Seeing a physician or other health specialist for low back and neck pain? You're not alone, according to a new scientific study.
Mar 3, 2020
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Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus.
Mar 1, 2020
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On a frosty January morning in a Minneapolis suburb, Abigail Hansmeyer leaves her car engine running and takes out a brown paper bag carrying needles and a vial, handing it over to its recipient in an anonymous shopping center ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Discount cards for brand-name drugs provided to patients increased private insurer costs by 46% and varied in their impact on out-of-pocket payments by patients, found new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Nov 11, 2019
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided health insurance for an estimated 1.9 million people with diabetes, according to a newly published study.
Sep 23, 2019
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