In 2019, 33.0 million (10.2 percent) persons of all ages were uninsured, according to a study published online June 29 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jun 29, 2021
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Untreated hepatitis C can lead to serious and life-threatening health problems like cirrhosis and liver cancer. Direct-acting antiviral therapies introduced in recent years are highly effective, with cure rates above 95%.
May 20, 2021
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U.S. consumers hold trillions of dollars in debt, but they hold it very unevenly. "If you work with credit data and outcomes in the U.S., you see this tremendous variation both across states and within states," says Paul ...
Apr 29, 2021
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"Near-poor" Americans—people just above the federal poverty level but still well below the average U.S. income—who rely on Medicare for health insurance face high medical bills and may forgo essential health care, according ...
Apr 5, 2021
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At greater risk from COVID-19, some seniors now face added anxiety due to delays obtaining Medicare coverage.
Apr 29, 2020
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A new study has shown substantial variability in access to guideline-recommended hormone therapies for older transgender individuals insured through Medicare. The variability in Medicare coverage and out-of-pocket costs for ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Nearly all older Americans support adding a dental benefit to the Medicare program that covers most people over age 65, according to a new national poll that also reveals how often costs get in the way of oral health for ...
Mar 24, 2020
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A government watchdog plans to launch a nationwide probe into how telemarketers may be getting hold of seniors' personal Medicare information, a red flag for potential fraud and waste.
Feb 14, 2020
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Kidney transplant recipients under 65 years of age qualify for Medicare coverage following transplantation, but coverage ends after three years. A new American Journal of Transplantation study found that failure of the transplanted ...
Mar 6, 2019
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Patients with newly diagnosed kidney failure must wait for up to 3 months before they qualify for Medicare. A new study found that this short period of time without insurance is associated with delays in the placement and ...
Nov 1, 2018
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