On May 4th, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the percentage of U.S. adults who were in families having difficulty paying medical bills during 2020-21 was 11.3%, or approximately 40 million ...
Jun 28, 2023
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An analysis of medical crowdfunding campaigns reveals the types of expenses that patients with diabetes may struggle to afford. The data showed that even insured patients with diabetes used GoFundMe to offset the excess costs ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Postpartum women experience higher levels of medical debt than other women, according to a study published online May 18 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
May 19, 2023
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Financial burden of care is similar or lower for veterans with Veterans Affairs (VA) health care only or Tricare than those with private insurance, according to a study published online March 22 in the National Health Statistics ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Tennessee's GOP-dominant House on Monday advanced legislation that would add a narrow exemption to the state's strict abortion ban, despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough ...
Mar 21, 2023
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When Americans have medical debt, it's typically to a hospital, according to new research.
Mar 14, 2023
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When psychedelic therapies begin to gain regulatory approval, they will need to be incorporated into the medical billing and coding system in a way that ensures equitable patient access. A new article that presents a robust ...
Mar 14, 2023
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More than half of Black Californians said there was a time in the last few years when they thought they would have received better health care if they had belonged to a different racial or ethnic group, according to a report ...
Feb 17, 2023
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A bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors overwhelmingly passed the Idaho House Thursday, despite warnings from opponents who said it would likely increase suicide rates among teens.
Feb 15, 2023
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Brenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms.
Feb 1, 2023
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