Medical economics
Health insurance CEOs rake in millions: Here's the top 10 list
Health insurance premiums keep rising and many employees carry high-deductible plans that mean bills of $100 or more for a visit to the doctor.
Mar 12, 2024
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Medical economics
Study finds cost of employer-sponsored health insurance is flattening worker wages, contributing to income inequality
The rising cost of health insurance is an ongoing concern in the United States. New research shows that increasing health insurance costs are eating up a growing proportion of worker's compensation, and have been a major ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Medical economics
Health insurance premiums dropped? Not so fast
The latest Consumer Price Index report showed inflation slowing in October, due in part to a supposed 34% drop in the cost of health insurance from the same time last year. That left many people scratching their heads, since ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Health
Merging rural and urban ACA rating areas improved health insurance choice and premiums for rural consumers in Texas
For people living in rural areas, accessing quality health care services can sometimes be difficult. A large portion of this difficulty can be boiled down to supply and demand. Rural residents tend to be older and less healthy, ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Health
What one hospital's slow recovery from a cyberattack means for patients
In fall 2021, staffers at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breath. They were just coming out of a weeks-long surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, fueled by the delta variant.
Jun 21, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
Deductible, co-pay may lead women to skip breast follow-up
Researchers who surveyed women attending breast cancer screening appointments found that one in five is likely to skip additional testing after an abnormal finding on their mammogram if there is a deductible or co-payment, ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
Having a high health insurance deductible leads women to skip testing after abnormal mammograms
One in five women is likely to forgo additional testing after an abnormal finding on a screening mammogram if there is a deductible, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Medical economics
U.S. immigrants' premiums, taxes exceed health care expenditures: Study
In a finding that challenges the notion that immigrants are freeloaders in the American health care system, a new study shows they are paying a lot more through health care premiums and related taxes than they actually use ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Childbirth now costs nearly $3,000 for insured Americans
Better have some savings stored up before you rush to the delivery room: A new analysis shows the average out-of-pocket expense for delivering a child in the United States is nearly $3,000, even if you're insured.
Jul 21, 2022
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Health
EU wants patients to be able to access medical data
The European Commission on Tuesday put forward a proposal that would let patients access their medical data anywhere in the bloc, creating an EU-wide platform that could also be used for research.
May 3, 2022
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