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Almost 13 million Americans per year skip meds due to cost
(HealthDay)—Nearly 13 million U.S. adults a year skip or delay filling needed prescriptions due to high price tags, new research shows.
Dec 3, 2021
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Dentistry
Study: Many Medicaid-enrolled women in Virginia weren't aware of dental pregnancy benefits
Though Virginia enacted comprehensive dental care coverage for pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid in March 2015, a significant portion of this population remained unaware of the benefit even years later, according to a study ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Medical economics
Telehealth may be here to stay
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, medical executive Lyndi Church and her colleagues at Caring Hands Healthcare Centers in southeastern Oklahoma had been intrigued by telehealth, but they feared it was unworkable in their rural ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Health
Most comprehensive analysis reveals 30% of healthcare personnel in US hospitals remain unvaccinated against COVID-19
Findings from an analysis conducted by researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal that 30% of healthcare personnel (HCP) in more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals remained unvaccinated against ...
Nov 18, 2021
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Medical economics
How a simple tool has brought health insurance to thousands
Maryland and Massachusetts, soon to be followed by other states, now allow taxpayers to begin the sign-up for health care coverage on their tax returns, aiming to draw many residents into low- or no-cost plans they may not ...
Nov 17, 2021
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Medical economics
Boosting tax credits could prevent health insurance loss during future recessions
The federal Affordable Care Act was not robust enough on its own to stave off a large number of people in New York from losing their health coverage during the pandemic-related recession, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Medical economics
Study highlights dire need for improved access to emergency care
Health economists wondered if states that expanded Medicaid coverage to more low-income Americans in 2014 under a new provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would lead to increased wait times in emergency departments.
Nov 8, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Lack of health insurance hinders recommended cancer screening in unemployed adults
In a recent study, unemployed individuals were less likely to have health insurance and be up to date on getting recommended cancer screening tests. Analyses revealed that their lack of health insurance coverage completely ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Vaccination
Disparities found in vaccination coverage by age 24 months before COVID-19
(HealthDay)—In 2017 to 2018, there were disparities in vaccination coverage for children up to 24 months by race/ethnicity, poverty status, and health insurance status, according to research published in the Oct. 15 issue ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Health
US regulators lay out plan for over-the-counter hearing aids
Health regulators on Tuesday unveiled their proposal to allow Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription, a long-awaited move intended to make the devices more accessible to millions of people with hearing problems.
Oct 19, 2021
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