Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 highlights long-term inequities in some communities
Just as the coronavirus pandemic strains states and the nation, it also has stressed the resources of neighborhoods and individuals.
Jun 25, 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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Study: Benefits of workplace wellness programs underwhelming
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign conducted a two-year study on the efficacy of workplace wellness programs and found that such programs have little impact on employee ...
May 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 pandemic may lead to 75,000 'deaths of despair'
COVID-19 has directly claimed tens of thousands of U.S. lives, but conditions stemming from the novel coronavirus—rampant unemployment, isolation and an uncertain future—could lead to 75,000 deaths from drug or alcohol ...
May 8, 2020
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Medical economics
Obamacare lived up to promise of buffering bankruptcy risk, study shows
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law with a stated goal of addressing the "crushing cost of health care… a cost that now causes a bankruptcy in America every 30 seconds."
May 1, 2020
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Surgery
ACA has helped protect low-income patients from catastrophic spending for surgery
In the years after 2014, when the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces were established, low-income patients who underwent a surgical procedure saved an average of $601 in out-of-pocket spending and $968 in ...
Apr 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What about the people who aren't self-isolating?
Over the weekend, people in Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Boston, and elsewhere in the United States headed to restaurants and bars—flouting instructions to stay at home and avoid large groups in order to prevent the ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Medical economics
Interplay between states and federal government in implementing the ACA
The fierce national debate over health care reform includes deep divisions over the appropriate roles of the federal and state governments. For example, while Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) calls for expanding the federal Medicare ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Study finds 'far-reaching' impact from Affordable Care Act
By 2008, when President Obama was first elected, the rate of uninsurance in the U.S. had been steadily deteriorating: nearly 56 million Americans reported they had no health insurance for at least part of the prior year. ...
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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