Although the Affordable Care Act has been blamed for increased health insurance premiums, little is attributed to healthcare reform, U.S. researchers say. The analysis for the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation supporting independent ...
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Six-of-10 uninsured African-Americans may be eligible for subsidized health insurance, Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, officials say. A report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services calculated the ...
Too many Americans lack access to preventive dental care, a new study reports, and large differences exist among racial and ethnic groups. For the study, researchers analyzed telephone survey data collected from nearly 650,000 middle-aged ...
This week’s edition of IT hiccups, snarls, and general foul-ups begins with the surprising announcement last Thursday by U.S. District Judge James V. Selna who, according to Bloomberg News, issued an order stopping lawsuits into ...
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced that Redburn Tire Co. is the first member to sign on with the organization's new self-funded group employee benefits solution. The program is offered to TIA members through an alliance with ...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it has taken steps to give those buying individual health insurance for Jan. 1 coverage. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of HHS, says the steps include requiring insurers to accept ...
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Privately insured U.S. women who paid nothing out-of-pocket for the pill increased from 15 percent to 40 percent with the Affordable Care Act, researchers say. Lawrence B. Finer, Adam Sonfield and Rachel K. Jones of the Guttmacher ...
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As of Nov. 2, far fewer marketplace healthcare insurance applicants applied for federal subsidies than the number eligible, a U.S. analysis showed. The Avalere Health analysis found 30 percent of marketplace healthcare insurance ...
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With the website functioning for most, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reminds those with no health insurance they must enroll by Dec. 23. Federal health officials said Wednesday those who are not provided with health ...
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said tips on other holiday shopping can be useful for consumers shopping for health insurance. Sebelius, in a blog post on the Huffington Post website, advised people planning ...
PT Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia has debuted an assortment of three new micro-insurance policies comprising life, house and health insurance, for low-income people. Allianz Life Indonesia vice president director Handojo Kusuma was ...
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Several states are going beyond Affordable Care Act provisions to further protect consumers from health insurance premium increases, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the Urban Institute and Georgetown University analyzed the ...
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More than 5 million uninsured young U.S. adults ages 19-34 are eligible for Medicaid or will become eligible for Medicaid in January, a non-profit says. The report, prepared by researchers at the Urban Institute, with support from the ...
A 30-year-old woman trained to be a health insurance Marketplace "navigator" said except for the wonky website the worst healthcare impediment was fear. Marina Saenz Luna of the Rio Grande Valley in southeast Texas was trained to help ...
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Seventy-seven percent of U.S. adults who don't have health insurance and haven't signed up for any say they are aware of the fine, a U.S. survey indicates. The survey findings are based on Gallup Daily tracking of uninsured Americans' ...
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