Long-term care out of reach for 6.5 million 'Near Dual' American seniors
About 6.5 million "Near Dual" seniors are struggling to afford long-term care as they grow older and more frail, a new study warns.
Oct 14, 2024
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Health Care Economics and Organizations: News and Research on Medicaid
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Q&A: Harris proposes that Medicare cover more in-home health care, benefiting older Americans and their caregivers
Vice President Kamala Harris outlined a proposal to allow Medicare to expand its coverage of home health care for older Americans. The Democratic presidential nominee announced this plan on the television talk show "The View."
Oct 9, 2024
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Need to go to the hospital? Texas and Florida want to know your immigration status
State Sen. Victor Torres represents predominantly Hispanic Osceola County in central Florida. At Sunday Mass at his local church, immigrants often tell him they are scared to seek health care.
Oct 8, 2024
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Analysis reveals improved cancer survival for young adults after passage of Affordable Care Act
The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010 includes a Dependent Coverage Expansion (DCE) provision that permits dependents to remain on their parents' health insurance plans from age 19 to ...
Oct 7, 2024
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Medicaid could bolster or reshape US homeless policy
Medicaid and health systems are playing a growing role in providing housing and other services to people experiencing homelessness, investments that could bolster—or eventually overtake—existing governance structures, new ...
Sep 30, 2024
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How North Carolina made its hospitals do something about medical debt
North Carolina officials had been quietly laboring for months on an ambitious plan to tackle the state's mammoth medical debt problem when Gov. Roy Cooper stepped before cameras in July to announce the initiative.
Sep 25, 2024
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Study highlights the contribution of Black and Latino doctors in caring for Medicaid patients
Latino and Black family medicine doctors are significantly more likely to participate in the Medicaid program and care for higher numbers of Medicaid patients compared to their white and Asian peers. So says a study by researchers ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Senate to vote on nationwide protections for in vitro fertilization
For the second time this year, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on a law that would create a nationwide right to IVF.
Sep 17, 2024
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Immigration detainer holds linked to lower Medicaid and SNAP enrollment among eligible adults
Millions of eligible adults may not be signing up for medical and nutrition support programs because they live in areas where friends and neighbors are detained due to their immigration status.
Sep 16, 2024
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At Catholic hospitals, a mission of charity runs up against high care costs for patients
When Jessica Staten's kidney stones wouldn't pass, she said, her doctor suggested a procedure to "blow 'em up." She went to have it done last November at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, one of nine hospitals ...
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