Study suggests use of managed care plan for uninsured may significantly...
(Medical Xpress) -- The cost of caring for the uninsured population who will gain coverage through the Affordable Care Act of 2014 can be reduced by almost half once the act is implemented, according...
View ArticleAssessing the cost of the Affordable Care Act and expanding Medicaid
(Medical Xpress)—Extending Medicaid coverage to currently uninsured adults is likely to increase the cost of the program, according to health policy researchers, because those patients are prone to...
View ArticleHealth care safety net catches suburban poor
A new study shows significant health benefits for uninsured people living under the federal poverty level in the suburbs when they receive access to primary care.
View ArticleHEALTH REFORM: If you're an uninsured worker, it's your chance to get covered
(HealthDay)—Craig Smith is a 32-year-old Ph.D. candidate in religious education who doesn't really know what the new health insurance exchanges will offer or what the coverage will cost. But he's eager...
View ArticleNumber of Texans without health insurance drops under Affordable Care Act,...
The percentage of Texans without health insurance dropped after the first enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a report released today by the Episcopal Health Foundation and...
View ArticleTwo million Californians report mental health needs; most receive little or...
Nearly 2 million adults in California, about 8 percent of the population, need mental health treatment, but the majority receive no services or inadequate services, despite a state law mandating that...
View ArticleChange in health insurance status linked to greater emergency department use
Recent changes in health insurance status were linked to greater emergency department use by newly insured and newly uninsured adults, according to a study published Online First by Archives of...
View ArticleTexas uninsured remains predominantly Hispanic, middle-aged, undereducated...
Texas' uninsured population remains primarily Hispanic, middle-aged, with low incomes and no college degree, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and...
View ArticleGovernment survey shows health insurance gains slowing
The nation's progress in getting more people covered by health insurance slowed significantly this year, the government confirmed Wednesday in a report that tempers a historic achievement of the Obama...
View ArticleBarriers 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...
View ArticleReport released on Affordable Care Act implementation in Louisville
Findings from a recent study on health care utilization in Metro Louisville indicate the uninsured rate decreased by more than half in just one year, from almost 17 percent in 2013 to just under 8...
View ArticleMillions 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.
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