Politico reports that while Republican governors in Texas and Louisiana remain firmly in the no camp, others in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana and Oklahoma are giving the program a second look. News outlets also offer updates from ...
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Despite a rush to enroll in December, many Americans who may be eligible for health insurance through the new state and federal marketplaces haven't shopped for coverage, a new survey shows. About 24 percent of eligible adults checked out ...
HealthDay Reporter Latest MedicineNet News Uninsured Won't Flock to States With Medicaid No Harm From 'Scoop and Run' Police Transport Medicaid Use May Boost ER Visitstudy People Worldwide May Feel Mind-Body Connections Troubled Launch of ...
Two-of-five visitors to the health insurance marketplace website potentially eligible for coverage were young adults ages 19 to 34, a U.S. survey indicates. A Commonwealth Fund survey, conducted Dec. 11-29, found 24 percent of U.S. adults ...
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New research suggests that states that choose to expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act shouldn't expect to draw poor people from other states. Latest MedicineNet News No Harm From 'Scoop and Run' Police Transport ...
New research reveals that Oregon residents covered by Medicaid -- the publicly funded health insurance program for the poor -- are 40 percent more likely to use emergency rooms than people with no insurance. This finding suggests that ...
For the medtech industry, 2014 is unlikely to be a year full of surprises as companies grapple with a health care market wary of big-ticket procedures and items. The largest gains will likely involve digital health and other technologies ...
It survived a U.S. Supreme Court challenge, multiple repeal attempts, delays of key provisions and a disastrous rollout, and now the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," marks a major milestone. Beginning Jan. 1, millions of ...
Nearly 1 million uninsured Americans bought health insurance via the federal marketplace website HealthCare.gov in December, a U.S. official says. Marilyn Tavenner, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a part of ...
The Obamacare website HealthCare.gov handled 83,000 concurrent users before the deadline of Christmas Eve -- as promised, U.S. government officials say. Julie Bataille, director of communications at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
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Millions of Americans struggle daily with degenerative, painful and crippling knee or hip arthritis, or similar chronic conditions that can turn the simplest task into an ordeal. Fortunately, for those immobilized by their disease, hope ...
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More young adults have health insurance now than three years ago. And many of them are getting that coverage under a provision of the Affordable Care Act that allows them to stay on their parents' health policies until they turn 26, U.S. ...
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As the final phase of the Affordable Care Act, sometimes called "Obamacare," begins, a new report shows that more than 45 million Americans still don't have health insurance. As troubling as that number may seem, it represents only 14.6 ...
As 2013 nears to a close, the year's top health news story -- the fumbled debut of the Affordable Care Act, often dubbed Obamacare -- continues to grab headlines. The Obama administration had high hopes for its health-care reform package, ...
Americans with health insurance are more likely than uninsured people to use preventive services such as flu shots and health screenings, according to a new study. They are no more likely, however, to take health risks such as smoking. ...
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