Compared to Other Wealthy Nations, Americans More Likely to Skip Medical Care...
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you need medical care, you’re more likely to skip it due to cost issues if you’re American than if you’re Australian, Canadian, British or French, a new...
View ArticleMost Older Americans Think Medicare Should Cover Weight-Loss Meds: Poll
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An overwhelming majority of older Americans think health insurers and Medicare should cover the cost of weight-loss medications like Ozempic, Wegovy or...
View ArticleRecord Number of Americans Choose Obamacare
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over 15 million Americans have signed up for health insurance using the Affordable Care Act’s federal marketplace, a 33% increase from the year before,...
View ArticleHigher Premiums for Employer-Sponsored Insurance Keeps Wages Low: Study
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ever glance at your paycheck and wonder why your take-home pay is so much less than you’d expect? The rising cost of employer-sponsored health insurance is a...
View ArticleMany Can’t Access Mental Health Services that Save Money, Keep People Out of...
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to giving at-risk Americans access to the mental health services they need, prevention is far better than detention, new research confirms....
View ArticleCyberattack Leaves Health Care Providers Reeling Weeks Later
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following a cyberattack on the largest health insurer in the United States last month, health care providers continue to scramble as insurance payments and...
View ArticleMedicare to Cover Wegovy When Patients Also Have Heart Disease
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Medicare will now cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy if patients using it also have heart disease, U.S. officials announced Thursday. The move comes...
View ArticleAlmost 1 in 4 People Disenrolled From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly a quarter of Americans who lost their pandemic-era Medicaid coverage say they’re now without any health insurance, a new survey finds. More than half...
View ArticleNew Rules Mean 3.6 Million Americans Could Get Wegovy Via Medicare, Costing...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A budget-busting 3.6 million Medicare recipients could now be eligible for coverage of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, a new KFF analysis says. That’s because...
View ArticleAmericans With Private Insurance May Pay More for Hospital Stay
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Having private insurance may not be all it is cracked up to be when it comes to hospital bills, new research warns. In a report published Monday by the...
View ArticleCancer Patients Get Poorer Care at Hospitals Serving Minority Communities
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients receive less effective treatment at hospitals that mainly serve minority communities, a new study shows. More than 9% of cancer patients are...
View ArticleLack of Insurance Keeps Many Americans From Best Cancer Meds
MONDAY, June 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A cutting-edge class of drugs is saving and extending the lives of cancer patients. But the drugs, called immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), are so expensive...
View ArticleBlack, Hispanic Americans More Likely to Be Dropped From Medicaid
TUESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following the end of temporary pandemic-era rules expanding access to Medicaid, about 10 million Americans have lost that coverage. But a new report finds that...
View ArticleRace, Insurance Stop Many Hispanics From Getting Post-Stroke Care
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hispanic people — particularly those without insurance — are less likely to get the additional care needed to recover from a stroke, a new study finds....
View ArticleMoney Worries Keep Depressed Americans From Mental Health Care
MONDAY, July 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Medical debt is significantly more common among people with a mood disorder, and these money woes can keep them from getting the help they need, a new study...
View ArticleNeed a Good Medicare Advantage Plan? They’re Tough to Find for Poorer Americans
THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Medicare Advantage plans are touted as a great alternative to traditional Medicare, offering seniors easier access to doctors, hospitals and prescription...
View ArticleCommon Medical Billing Errors Keep Many Americans From Care: Report
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Insured working-age adults are frequently being hit with medical bills for services that should have been covered, a new Commonwealth Fund survey has found....
View ArticleNumber of Uninsured Americans Rose to 8.2% in 2024
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following several years of record low rates of uninsured Americans, a new survey finds more folks are once again without health insurance. More than 8% of...
View ArticleObamacare Boosted New Moms’ Access to Mental Health Care
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women and new moms have better access to treatment for mood disorders, thanks to Obamacare, a new study finds. More women received treatment for their...
View ArticleTougher State Insurance Laws Get Kids Needed Mental Health Care
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Kids more often get the psychiatric care they need if they live in states that mandate insurance coverage for child mental health care, a new study confirms....
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