Health
Many shades of meaning behind 'Medicare-for-all'
"Medicare-for-all" can mean different things to different people.
Feb 22, 2019
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Health
As 'Obamacare' enrollment begins, majority unfavorable, poll finds
With enrollment set to begin Oct. 1, a UConn Poll released today finds most Americans disapprove of the landmark legislation formally known as the Affordable Care Act.
Sep 26, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Planning a holiday? What's the COVID situation in Bali, Fiji, NZ and the UK?
Many of us are considering a long-delayed overseas trip. However, despite what our politicians are telling us, the pandemic is not over yet, and there is always the risk you could catch COVID on holiday or just before you ...
May 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Expenditures for glaucoma medications appear to have increased
In recent years, spending for glaucoma medications has increased, especially for women, persons who have only public health insurance and those with less than a high school education, according to a report published Online ...
Jun 13, 2011
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Medical economics
Many Americans frustrated in search for low-cost COVID boosters
Americans seeking out the new COVID boosters are finding themselves held back by insurance entanglements and supply delays.
Sep 22, 2023
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Medications
More opioids given than prescribed in emergency department
(HealthDay)—The rate of emergency department visits with opioids only given during the visit is higher than the rate for visits with opioids only prescribed at discharge and for visits with opioids given and prescribed, ...
May 31, 2019
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Health
Medicaid expansion improves access to postpartum care
Study comparing Utah and Colorado finds Medicaid expansion helped prevent new mothers from losing coverage to the "postpartum coverage cliff," with implications for reducing maternal mortality.
Jan 7, 2020
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Medical economics
Expanding Medicaid improved care without crowding out other patients
People with low incomes who live in states that expanded Medicaid got more of the kind of health care that can keep them healthier in the long run, compared with similar people in non-expansion states, a new study finds.
Jul 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Racial differences seen in time to treatment for melanoma
(HealthDay)—Black patients are more likely to experience a longer delay from diagnosis to surgery versus white patients with melanoma, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Jun 5, 2020
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Surgery
Insurance status impacts complication rates after shoulder replacement surgery
Patients undergoing shoulder replacement surgery who have Medicaid, Medicare or no health insurance, had higher complication rates as compared to patients who had private insurance.
Feb 13, 2017
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