Tag: Insurance: Misc.
More Than Half of Older Adults Very Concerned About Medical Costs
Significant differences seen by gender and political ideology
Number of Uninsured Americans Rose to 8.2% in 2024
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Following several years of record low rates of uninsured Americans, a new survey...
Almost 1 in 4 People Disenrolled From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly a quarter of Americans who lost their pandemic-era Medicaid coverage say they're...
Medicare to Cover Wegovy When Patients Also Have Heart Disease
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Medicare will now cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy if patients using it...
Many U.S. Children Have Inadequate, Inconsistent Health Insurance Coverage
Both inadequate and inconsistent coverage improved during the COVID-19 pandemic
Record Number of Americans Choose Obamacare
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Over 15 million Americans have signed up for health insurance using the Affordable...
Affording Health Care Now a Struggle for Half of Americans: Poll
More than half delayed or skipped care because of concerns about costs
Childbirth Tied to Medical Debt, Even Among Commercially Insured Families
Risk for medical debt in collections highest for postpartum individuals living in lowest-income neighborhoods
Most Patients Have Implantable Penile Prosthesis Coverage
Most common reason for lack of coverage is employer exclusion, which increased from 2019 to 2021
With New Proposed Rules, Biden Administration Pushes Insurers to Boost Mental Health Coverage
New rules would require insurers to assess if customers have the same medical and mental health benefits and fix any disparities if they do not
