Health
Millions of suburban residents in US lack health insurance
Nearly 40% of the uninsured population in America lives in the suburbs and nearly one in seven suburban residents lacks health insurance.
Oct 2, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Does health insurance status affect childhood cancer survival?
A new study examines whether insurance status may affect survival in children diagnosed with cancer. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings suggest largely similar ...
Sep 11, 2017
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Emergency room patients routinely overcharged, study finds
An analysis of billing records for more than 12,000 emergency medicine doctors across the United States shows that charges varied widely, but that on average, adult patients are charged 340 percent more than what Medicare ...
May 30, 2017
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Gov't report: Efforts to reduce US uninsured stalled in 2016
After five consecutive years of coverage gains, progress toward reducing the number of uninsured Americans stalled in 2016, according to a government report that underscores the stakes as Republicans try to roll back Barack ...
May 16, 2017
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Health care law works in some ways, comes up short in others
Once again, "Obamacare" has survived a near-death experience. It won't be the end of the political debate, but House Speaker Paul Ryan acknowledges, "We're going to be living with 'Obamacare' for the foreseeable future."
Mar 25, 2017
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Black and low-income New Yorkers largely shut out of major academic hospitals
Few Black New Yorkers receive care in New York City's elite private academic medical centers (AMCs), according to a study published today [Thursday, Feb. 2] in the International Journal of Health Services. Uninsured and Medicaid ...
Feb 3, 2017
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IRS reminds millions about fines for not signing up for Obamacare
(HealthDay)—Even as Republicans in Congress race to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the IRS is reminding millions of Americans they still need to sign up soon for health insurance if they don't want to pay fines.
Jan 16, 2017
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Health
What is Obamacare?
President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies have vowed a swift repeal of President Barack Obama's landmark reforms known as Obamacare, a 2010 law which has had a dramatic impact on America's health care system.
Jan 5, 2017
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Health
Psychiatric emergency patients in Massachusetts wait longest for hospital beds
Patients having mental health emergencies who require hospital admission wait nearly four times longer for an inpatient bed than their medical counterparts and more than five times as long for transfer to another facility, ...
Jan 4, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Some low-income, uninsured patients aren't referred for colonoscopy
(HealthDay)—Many low-income and uninsured patients don't have a follow-up colonoscopy after abnormal results on a colon cancer screening test—even if they're in a "safety net" health program, a new study finds.
Dec 13, 2016
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