Health
Millions who rely on Medicaid may be booted from program
If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year.
Feb 26, 2023
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News tagged with health care coverage
Medical economics
Over 90% of Rwandans have health insurance—the health minister tells an expert what went right
In 2015 the United Nations General Assembly adopted universal health coverage as one of the sustainable development goals. The aim of universal health coverage is to ensure that every person and community, irrespective of ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Health
Study highlights nationwide reliance on emergency departments for mental health care
Oregon Health & Science University researchers measured wide differences among U.S. states in the number of people who turn to hospital emergency departments for treatment of mental health conditions through Medicaid, highlighting ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Health
Death with palliative dignity lacking for non-cancer patients, study finds
Hospices and palliative care are the final chapter of life, where people spend their final days, ideally in comfort and peace. The World Health Organization stresses it should be part of universal health coverage for anyone ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Health
As many as 80K Marylanders could lose Medicaid eligibility
Maryland officials are preparing for as many as 80,000 residents who could no longer qualify for Medicaid coverage this spring, as the federal government reinstates a requirement that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Feb 5, 2023
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Cardiology
Dual blood thinners under prescribed after minor or warning stroke, especially in women
Despite evidence that starting two blood-thinning medications shortly after a minor stroke or a warning stroke (transient ischemic attack—TIA) may prevent a second—possibly more serious—clot-caused stroke within a few ...
Feb 2, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends?
The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage, beefed-up food assistance and universal access to coronavirus vaccines ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Medical economics
Medicaid coverage is expiring for millions of Americans—but there may be a way to keep many of them insured
Getting everyone who is eligible for free or discounted health insurance to sign up for it requires making it as easy as possible to enroll—and that convenience especially matters for young, healthy and low-income people. ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Health
US leads in health care spending, but is last for health outcomes among rich nations
The United States spends up to four times more on health care than most wealthy nations, but it doesn't have much to show for it.
Jan 31, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Post-Obamacare, more adults with schizophrenia have health insurance
The national uninsurance rate for adults under age 65 with schizophrenia decreased by 50% after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst research published ...
Jan 20, 2023
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