Tag: Insurance: Misc.
Unemployed Workers Less Likely to Be Uninsured Post-ACA
Following implementation of ACA, insurance rates decreased more in states with Medicaid expansion
Race, Insurance Status Linked to Lower Cancer Survival
Reduced survival seen in HPV-associated head and neck cancer for nonwhite, uninsured patients
2018 Health Care Spending Up Due to Higher Prices
2018 uptick in utilization first seen in years, but impact dwarfed by price increases
Health Insurers Cutting Anesthesiologists’ Contracts
Survey shows anesthesiologists face abrupt contract terminations and dramatic cuts in payment rates
Influence of Politics Has Not Waned in Opinions About ACA
Partisan divisions in favorable opinion of the ACA have gotten larger rather than smaller over time
Seniors Have Concerns About Affording Health Insurance
About half of adults aged 50 to 64 have little, no confidence in being able to afford insurance on retirement
Reference Pricing Linked to Lower Prices Paid by Employers
Cost sharing by employees lower, but time lag seen in physicians' prescribing habits
Drop in Visits to Primary Care Providers Seen for Insured Adults
Visits to PCPs decreased, while proportion of adults with no PCP visits in given year increased
ACP: Medicare for All Needed to Fix ‘Ill’ U.S. Health Care System
American College of Physicians has endorsed two proposals being discussed by Democratic presidential candidates
Public Insurance Tied to Lower Cancer Survival in Young Patients
Findings seen among patients <40 years with bone or soft tissue sarcomas, regardless of disease stage
