Medications
Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable—but relief may be on the way
The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half.
Mar 8, 2024
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Diabetes
More Americans will only have to pay $35 a month for insulin in 2024
Managing diabetes will be a less expensive proposition for more Americans in 2024.
Jan 2, 2024
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Medical economics
Hospitals ask Congress to delay ACA Medicaid funding cuts—for the 14th time
It has become as familiar a sight in Washington as the cherry blossoms in spring: lobbyists from the nation's hospitals descending on the Capitol to ask lawmakers to postpone billions in Medicaid funding cuts prescribed by ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Medical economics
Research finds hospitals' cash prices for uninsured often lower than insurer-negotiated prices
Two new studies led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shed light on current U.S. hospital practices.
Apr 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Diagnosis with late-stage cancer more likely without private insurance
Individuals without private health insurance coverage are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage cancer and have worse survival, according to a study published online July 13 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Jul 13, 2022
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Dentistry
'We can't pay what the market demands': Community clinics struggle to hire, retain workers
A community clinic in Huntington Park has two dentists eager to come back to work—a coveted service for poor and uninsured patients who often go without dental care.
Mar 18, 2022
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Health
Medicaid expansion tied to improvements in blood pressure, glucose control
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has been linked with better quality of care and service capacity at federally qualified heath centers (FQHCs), but there is little evidence of the long-term impact of this ...
Sep 10, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
ED visits for leiomyomas increased from 2006 to 2017
From 2006 to 2017, there was an increase in the number of emergency department visits for leiomyomas, but the admission rate for these visits decreased, according to a study published in the May issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Jun 14, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Uninsured cancer patients 60-64 face worse outcomes than Medicare beneficiaries aged 66-69
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with Medicare, in a paper published in the May issue of Health Affairs. ...
May 18, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Medicaid expansion linked to lower mortality rates for three major types of cancer
In states that have expanded Medicaid availability as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), mortality rates for three major forms of cancer are significantly lower than in states that have not expanded their Medicaid, a ...
Nov 5, 2020
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