THURSDAY, June 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The cost of COVID-19 hospitalizations averaged nearly $22,000 for older Americans in 2020 — and much more for those who became critically ill, a new government study finds. Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at the cost ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — About 1 in 10 U.S. cancer survivors delays follow-up care because they can’t afford associated medical bills, even if they’re insured. That’s the conclusion from an analysis of data from more than 5,400 survivors of various cancers. Most were insured, college-educated and hadContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patients facing relatively simple outpatient surgeries are nonetheless being told to undergo a number of preoperative tests that just aren’t necessary, a new study reports. More than half of a group of patients facing low-risk outpatient surgery received one or more tests —Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More lower-income Americans are surviving cancer due to expanded Medicaid health care coverage, a new study shows. Researchers found a link between long-term survival of patients newly diagnosed with cancer — across all stages and types of the disease — and expanded MedicaidContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. hospitals have been required to make their prices public since 2019, but 18 months into the rule more than half weren’t doing it, a new study finds. In 2018, the Trump administration issued a rule requiring hospitals to publish their “chargemasters” onContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) – When people with low incomes are asked to help pay for their health insurance, some drop their coverage, even when bills as low as $20 per month arrive. That’s the upshot of a new study of Medicaid expansion in the state of Michigan.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many American workers remain in jobs they’d rather leave — simply because they don’t want to lose their health insurance, a new Gallup poll reveals. That’s the situation for 16% of respondents in a nationwide poll of more than 3,800 adults conducted MarchContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When prescription drug “list” prices go up, patients often take a hit in the wallet, a new study shows. Researchers found that while some people are buffered against drug price hikes by their health insurance plan, many are not. Those in plans thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Breast reconstruction rates rose significantly among Black women after Obamacare expanded access to Medicaid, a new study says. It also found a large increase in reconstruction rates among women with lower income and education levels. The findings suggest “that Medicaid expansion was highlyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Young Black and Hispanic cancer patients face poorer survival odds than their white counterparts, even from some cancers that are highly curable, a new study finds. It’s well known that the United States has long-standing racial disparities in cancer survival. The researchers saidContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — American families that suffered job losses during the pandemic are struggling to pay their bills and afford food, and many have turned to government help, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 7,700 adults who took part in an Urban InstituteContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A few years ago, Dr. Joseph Shrager, a professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, noticed that lung cancer diagnoses were noticeably higher at age 65 than at slightly older or younger ages. “There was no reason rates should differContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Tens of millions of Americans will find it substantially more affordable to buy their own health insurance starting this month, thanks to generous financial help included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) signed by President Joe Biden in March. That includes manyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Serious vision problems among older Americans have declined sharply, and the improvement has been greatest among women, folks over 85 and seniors who are Black or Hispanic, a nationwide study shows. “The implications of a reduction in vision impairment are significant,” said studyContinue Reading