Medical economics
The ACA marketplace is open again for insurance sign-ups. Here's what you need to know
For people who've been without health insurance during the pandemic, relief is in sight.
Feb 17, 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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Health
Even before pandemic struck, more US adults were uninsured
About 2.5 million more working-age Americans were uninsured last year, even before the coronavirus pandemic struck, according to a government report issued Wednesday.
Sep 30, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Medicaid expansion linked to drop in uninsured with breast cancer
(HealthDay)—Expansion of Medicaid was associated with a reduction in the number of uninsured patients with breast cancer, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Surgery.
Jul 2, 2020
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Obamacare linked to fewer leg amputations for minorities
(HealthDay)—There's been a significant drop in diabetes-related lower leg amputations among non-white patients in states that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare, a new study finds.
Jun 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disparities in travel time to COVID-19 testing sites may bias case estimates
As the U.S. economy begins to reopen after two months of lockdown, states and counties are using local data on COVID-19 incidence to inform their plans. But a new analysis highlights an inconvenient truth. Geographic access ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Race, insurance status linked to lower cancer survival
Nonwhite, uninsured patients with clinically favorable human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) have higher mortality than their white peers, according to a study published ...
Mar 17, 2020
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Health
More than 10,000 uninsured Texas patients seek dialysis in ED annually
(HealthDay)—More than 10,000 uninsured patients in Texas sought hemodialysis in emergency departments in 2017, according to a research letter published online Feb. 19 in JAMA Network Open.
Mar 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus time bomb: America's uninsured and brutal work culture
Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus.
Mar 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thousands of uninsured kidney disease patients strain Texas emergency departments
More than 10,000 uninsured patients sought care at Texas emergency departments for lifesaving kidney dialysis in 2017, incurring more than $21.8 million in hospital costs, according to researchers from The University of Texas ...
Feb 19, 2020
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