The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has broadly affected how health care is provided in the United States. One notable change is the expanded use of telehealth services, which have been quickly adopted by many health care ...
Jul 16, 2020
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A new paper in the JNCI Cancer Spectrum, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the mortality rates for complex cancer procedures differ greatly between one-star hospitals (10.4%) and five-star hospitals (6.4%).
Jul 13, 2020
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The most vulnerable residents of the nation's 10th most populous state say their health improved significantly after they enrolled in Michigan's expanded Medicaid program, a new study finds.
Jul 10, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Expansion of Medicaid was associated with a reduction in the number of uninsured patients with breast cancer, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Surgery.
Jul 2, 2020
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Over the last few months, U.S. nursing homes have received a lot of attention as stories of their high rates of COVID-19 have made local and national news. Many people assume that virus rates are high in nursing homes because ...
Jun 23, 2020
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(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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(HealthDay)—States that expanded Medicaid (EXP) had a greater decrease in age-adjusted cancer mortality than those that did not, according to a study presented at ASCO20, a virtual scientific program hosted by the American ...
Jun 4, 2020
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Adults and children with type 1 diabetes will spend an average of $2,500 a year out-of-pocket for health care—but insulin isn't always the biggest expense—new research suggests.
Jun 1, 2020
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There are an estimated 2 million older adults who are homebound or unable to leave their homes due to multiple chronic conditions and functional impairment. Home-based primary care provides access to care for these patients ...
May 22, 2020
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid Expansion appears to have eased health care inequities among heart failure patients; however, racial and ethnic disparities in heart failure care still exist, according to research presented ...
May 15, 2020
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