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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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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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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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Oncology & Cancer
Study raises concerns about timely follow-up to positive mammogram for the uninsured
A study by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers has found that younger, uninsured women in North Carolina had higher odds of missing a 60-day window for getting follow-up after an ...
Nov 1, 2016
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Medicaid expansion associated with increased Medicaid revenue, decreased uncompensated care costs
In a study appearing in the October 11 issue of JAMA, Fredric Blavin, Ph.D., of The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C., estimated the association between Medicaid expansion in 2014 and hospital finances by assessing differences ...
Oct 11, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Studies link cancer patient's survival time to insurance status
Privately insured people with two types of cancer were diagnosed earlier and lived longer than those who were uninsured or were covered by Medicaid, according to two new studies.
Sep 23, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Barriers to skin cancer prevention in uninsured, minority, immigrant populations
A survey of uninsured patients at a large free medical clinic in South Florida identified barriers to skin cancer prevention in minority and immigrant populations, including a lack of knowledge, the belief that dark skin ...
Sep 15, 2016
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