Medical economics
Almost 1 in 4 people disenrolled from Medicaid are now uninsured
Nearly a quarter of Americans who lost their pandemic-era Medicaid coverage say they're now without any health insurance, a new survey finds.
Apr 12, 2024
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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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Medical economics
Southern lawmakers rethink long-standing opposition to Medicaid expansion
As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which is below the federal poverty level and too low for her to be eligible for subsidized health insurance on the Obamacare marketplace.
Feb 20, 2024
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Medications
How to get COVID-19 antiviral pills like Paxlovid
For some people with COVID-19, antiviral pills that can be taken at home can lessen the chances of winding up in the hospital.
Feb 7, 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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Ophthalmology
Few children—especially those with safety-net insurance—get vision checked at checkups
Less than a third of children have gotten their vision checked in the past year at their regular primary care clinic, a new study finds.
Aug 21, 2023
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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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Post-Obamacare, more adults with schizophrenia have health insurance
The national uninsurance rate for adults under age 65 with schizophrenia decreased by 50% after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst research published ...
Jan 20, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Postpartum visits declined during COVID-19, especially among Black, young and uninsured women
A new study by researchers at Brown University showed that the pandemic further restricted access to postpartum care, potentially exacerbating existing health care disparities.
Dec 2, 2022
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