MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on the economy and jobs, it didn’t result in fewer Americans having health insurance. The number of 18- to 64-year-olds in the United States without health insurance held steady at 11% between March 2019Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Dental care should be a required part of Medicaid coverage for adults in every state, the American Dental Association and nearly 130 other organizations urge in a letter to Congress. The groups called on lawmakers to support and advance a bill called theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a paradoxical finding, new research reveals that more Americans of color have access to health insurance now than they did 20 years ago, but their perceptions of their health status have not improved at all. The study, published Aug. 17 in theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) reduced the ranks of uninsured Americans, but a recent study shows that many U.S. states did little to close racial gaps in health coverage. Researchers found that in the two years after the ACA came into force, someContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As many Americans know, today’s health insurance plans often come with high deductibles. Those out-of-pocket costs could cause harm: New research shows that 20% of people who have diabetes and high-deductible health plans regularly skip their medications. Not keeping up with your diabetesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could reducing racial disparities in health care be as simple as lowering the age at which Americans qualify for Medicare? Yes, claims a new study that suggests lowering eligibility from age 65 to age 60 could go a long way toward addressing inequitiesContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People of color are consistently less likely to see medical specialists than white patients are, a new U.S. study finds, highlighting yet another disparity in the nation’s health care system. Researchers found that compared with their white counterparts, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans are being charged for preventive — and supposedly free — health care, new research shows, and those bills may keep them from booking appointments in the future. Out-of-pocket charges for preventive care that should be free under the Affordable Care ActContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly all health insurers must cover the entire cost of HIV prevention treatments, the U.S. government says. That includes the two approved pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs Truvada and Descovy, all clinic visits and lab tests, NBC News reported. The guidance, issued this weekContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic has left plenty of Americans saddled with medical bills they can’t pay, a new survey reveals. More than 50% of those who were infected with COVID-19 or who lost income due to the pandemic are now struggling with medical debt,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Opioid addiction treatment has become more widely available to Medicaid recipients under the Affordable Care Act, but Black patients are much less likely than white patients to get that treatment, a new study finds. “Opioid use disorder can be treated, just like anyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has eased financial struggles for younger adult cancer survivors, a new study finds. University of Michigan researchers analyzed data from more than 20,000 participants in the National Health Interview Survey and found that cancer survivors ages 18 toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 13, 2021 (Healthday News) — Medicare launched a formal process on Monday that will determine whether the agency will cover Aduhelm, the newly approved Alzheimer’s drug whose high price tag and unproven benefits have prompted widespread controversy. Medicare’s announcement came the same day that leaders of two HouseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Can Costco beat Medicare Part D when it comes to prescription drug prices? Apparently so, claims a new study that found that roughly half of generic medications were cheaper when purchased from the discount retailer than from the government program. The researchers comparedContinue Reading