Health
Less financial burden for cancer patients with paid sick leave, study finds
Cancer can cause an enormous financial burden for some patients. Now a new study finds the burden is worse for patients without paid sick leave.
Dec 22, 2015
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Slipping between Medicaid and marketplace coverage can leave consumers confused
For people whose income changes shift them above or below the Medicaid threshold during the year, navigating their health insurance coverage can be confusing. Ditto for lower income people who live in states that may expand ...
Jan 18, 2016
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Trouble paying medical bills can lead to longer episodes of homelessness, new study shows
Even before the pandemic left COVID-19 patients with staggering hospital bills, many people, especially those who are uninsured, were often overwhelmed with medical bills
Jun 30, 2020
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Addiction
Digital dice and youth: 1 in 6 parents say they probably wouldn't know if teens were betting online
As young people increasingly have access and exposure to online gambling, only one in four parents say they have talked to their teen about some aspect of virtual betting, a national poll suggests.
Jan 22, 2024
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Surgery
Appendicitis is painful—add a $41,212 surgery bill to the misery
Joshua Bates knew something was seriously wrong. He had a high fever, could barely move and felt a sharp pain in his stomach every time he coughed.
Jan 30, 2020
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Tax incentives being offered to primary care preceptors
(HealthDay)—Tax incentives are being offered to encourage physicians to serve as preceptors to medical students, according to a report published by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Jun 20, 2016
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Pediatrics
Tax credits as a national prescription for health: Alleviating poverty and improving maternal child health outcomes
In a perspective published in Pediatrics, a Boston Medical Center pediatrician advocates for tax credit policy changes to expand access to cash refunds as a means to alleviate poverty, improve maternal-child health and increase ...
Oct 6, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study estimates mental health impact of welfare reform, Universal Credit, in Great Britain
The 2013 Universal Credit welfare reform appears to have led to an increase in the prevalence of psychological distress among unemployed recipients, according to a nationally representative study following more than 52,000 ...
Feb 28, 2020
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Many insured under the Affordable Care Act miss opportunities for financial assistance
A survey conducted by investigators at the Mongan Institute Health Policy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found that almost one-third of Californians enrolling in individual insurance plans offered under the ...
Jan 11, 2017
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With Trump in charge, what's the prognosis for Obamacare?
(HealthDay)—President-elect Donald Trump's oft-stated pledge to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act suggests big changes lie ahead for the health insurance marketplace and Americans who rely on it.
Dec 8, 2016
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