The vast majority of primary care physicians prefer to deliver radiology results to their patients themselves – they say they feel medically and legally obligated by recommendations within radiology reports, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Lead author, Andrew J. Gunn, MD, explained that radiology reports are […]
lundi 30 septembre 2013
Patients Should Be More Involved In Medical Decision Making
A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that the level of shared decision making among adult patients who had discussed medical tests, medications and procedures with their doctors was not as high as expected. A national survey was conducted in 2011 by Floyd J. Fowler, Jr., Ph.D., from the Informed Medical […]
More ‘Activated’ Patients Had Substantially Lower Health Care Costs
When it comes to health care, patients with the motivation, knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their own health have better health outcomes and incur fewer health care costs. Those are the findings of a study led by Judith Hibbard, a professor emerita in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University […]
Premium Costs For Public Health Insurance Affect Coverage
Requiring individuals to pay a premium for public health insurance coverage can counteract the coverage effects of expanding eligibility for public health insurance programs to higher income families. That is the finding of a study by a team of researchers from Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), University of California at Los […]
What to Expect When the Obamacare Insurance Exchanges Open on Oct. 1 - TIME
What to Expect When the Obamacare Insurance Exchanges Open on Oct. 1 TIME In less than a week, new insurance marketplaces will launch in most states, marketing and selling Obamacare-compliant plans and distributing subsidies to help low- and middle-income Americans afford coverage. Although some details are forthcoming, like ... |
Does Obamacare Health Insurance Make Sense for Me? - PARADE
PARADE | Does Obamacare Health Insurance Make Sense for Me? PARADE The new healthcare options introduced this month can be complex—and confusing. To help you make sense of it all, Frank Lalli, former editor of Money magazine and author of an upcoming book on finding affordable healthcare, answers your top questions. |
Terminating Medicare Consults Linked To A Rise In Total Spending
Getting rid of payments for Medicare consultations frequently billed by specialists was seen to be connected with a new increase in spending during visits to specialists as well as primary care doctors, suggests a new study examining medicare data published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Preceding 2010, Medicare costs for consultations were significantly greater than […]
Primary Care Physicians May Be Hard To Find By Newly Insured Patients
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act – now assured by the re-election of President Obama – is expected to result in up to 50 million currently uninsured Americans acquiring some type of health insurance coverage. But a study by researchers at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that a […]
Discrimination Against People With Low Socio-Economic Status Evident In Some Family Physicians’ Offices
Family physicians’ offices appear to discriminate against people of low socio-economic status, even when there is no economic incentive to do so under Canada’s system of publicly-funded universal health insurance, new research has shown. At the same time, these offices appear to give preference to people with chronic health conditions, according to the research led […]
Obamacare: Let The Insurance-Shopping Begin - CBS2 Chicago
Obamacare: Let The Insurance-Shopping Begin CBS2 Chicago The website where millions of Americans can shop for insurance goes live on Tuesday Oct. 1. Applying is kind of like shopping for a flight on an airline website. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker offers a preview of what to expect. Jennifer McGuire patiently ... |
Study: Barriers To Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough
A combination of financial, cultural and communication barriers plays a role in preventing underserved Latino men with prostate cancer from accessing the care and treatment they need, according to a new study by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing. The study, “Barriers to Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough,” is published in […]
Keeping Millions Of American Women And Their Families Healthy
Women’s issues play a major role in the health of the nation and should be a key consideration for policymakers as they design and set up the new insurance exchanges, according to a report co-authored by policy experts at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). The report offers a […]
Liberty Mutual Insurance Celebrates The "Rise" Of 13 U.S. Olympic And ... - PR Newswire (press release)
Liberty Mutual Insurance Celebrates The "Rise" Of 13 U.S. Olympic And ... PR Newswire (press release) Liberty Mutual Insurance today announced its roster of 13 Olympic and Paralympic athletes, hopefuls, and legends to comprise Team Liberty Mutual for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Liberty Mutual Insurance is the official Property and Casualty and . |
Patient Engagement, Negaclaims Can Rehabilitate Health Insurance - Forbes
Patient Engagement, Negaclaims Can Rehabilitate Health Insurance Forbes Historically, the “do more, bill more” fee-for-service model of healthcare measured success by increased billings. In the fee-for-value era, we need a new framework for assessing healthcare results. Quality indicators are logical but they are mostly ... |
Insurance: how a simple query could cost you a premium penalty - The Guardian
The Guardian | Insurance: how a simple query could cost you a premium penalty The Guardian Dropped your mobile down the loo and wondering if you can claim on your home insurance? Not sure if that leak in the kitchen ceiling is covered by your policy? You might naturally call your insurer to find out. But if you do, the information you give ... |
Your guide to Obamacare: Young entrepreneur sees value of New York's ... - New York Daily News
New York Daily News | Your guide to Obamacare: Young entrepreneur sees value of New York's ... New York Daily News Last year Rob Caucci, the 25-year-old founder of Pijon, a Garment District-based tech startup, broke his wrist while snowboarding. He had no insurance and had to pay his health bills out-of- pocket. Now Caucci is thinking about buying a plan that would ... |
Most Primary Care Doctors Prefer Delivering Radiology Results To Patients Themselves
The vast majority of primary care physicians prefer to deliver radiology results to their patients themselves – they say they feel medically and legally obligated by recommendations within radiology reports, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Lead author, Andrew J. Gunn, MD, explained that radiology reports are […]
dimanche 29 septembre 2013
Patients Should Be More Involved In Medical Decision Making
A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that the level of shared decision making among adult patients who had discussed medical tests, medications and procedures with their doctors was not as high as expected. A national survey was conducted in 2011 by Floyd J. Fowler, Jr., Ph.D., from the Informed Medical […]
More ‘Activated’ Patients Had Substantially Lower Health Care Costs
When it comes to health care, patients with the motivation, knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their own health have better health outcomes and incur fewer health care costs. Those are the findings of a study led by Judith Hibbard, a professor emerita in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University […]
Premium Costs For Public Health Insurance Affect Coverage
Requiring individuals to pay a premium for public health insurance coverage can counteract the coverage effects of expanding eligibility for public health insurance programs to higher income families. That is the finding of a study by a team of researchers from Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), University of California at Los […]
Terminating Medicare Consults Linked To A Rise In Total Spending
Getting rid of payments for Medicare consultations frequently billed by specialists was seen to be connected with a new increase in spending during visits to specialists as well as primary care doctors, suggests a new study examining medicare data published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Preceding 2010, Medicare costs for consultations were significantly greater than […]
Primary Care Physicians May Be Hard To Find By Newly Insured Patients
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act – now assured by the re-election of President Obama – is expected to result in up to 50 million currently uninsured Americans acquiring some type of health insurance coverage. But a study by researchers at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that a […]
Discrimination Against People With Low Socio-Economic Status Evident In Some Family Physicians’ Offices
Family physicians’ offices appear to discriminate against people of low socio-economic status, even when there is no economic incentive to do so under Canada’s system of publicly-funded universal health insurance, new research has shown. At the same time, these offices appear to give preference to people with chronic health conditions, according to the research led […]
As Opening Day Nears, Insurance Exchanges Scramble to Prepare - New York Times
New York Times | As Opening Day Nears, Insurance Exchanges Scramble to Prepare New York Times In fact, Mr. King is not even allowing people to sign up for health coverage online without assistance at first; they will have to go through an insurance agent or a community group until at least mid-October. Tuesday is the long-awaited kickoff for ... |
Study: Barriers To Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough
A combination of financial, cultural and communication barriers plays a role in preventing underserved Latino men with prostate cancer from accessing the care and treatment they need, according to a new study by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing. The study, “Barriers to Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough,” is published in […]
Keeping Millions Of American Women And Their Families Healthy
Women’s issues play a major role in the health of the nation and should be a key consideration for policymakers as they design and set up the new insurance exchanges, according to a report co-authored by policy experts at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). The report offers a […]
Obamacare 101: Brave new world of health insurance - Contra Costa Times
Obamacare 101: Brave new world of health insurance Contra Costa Times For the first time, Americans will be able to buy health insurance online, by phone or in person through a new marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. What's the California marketplace called -- and how do I find it? Covered California, and its ... |
Even those who will benefit know little about health insurance law - Philly.com
Philly.com | Even those who will benefit know little about health insurance law Philly.com Kevin Teer, 51, of Collingswood, lost his job two years ago, working for a local printer, and hasn't had health insurance since. He works 4 to 12 p.m. as a dispatcher for a cab company now, while his wife is a part-time receptionist. They have a 20 ... |
samedi 28 septembre 2013
Health insurance for all? In Florida, 1 million will be left out - Tampabay.com
Health insurance for all? In Florida, 1 million will be left out Tampabay.com He didn't have a job or insurance, so he went without even basic medical care. Or he did until his tooth got infected so badly he was in constant pain, his face was swollen and he could only chew on one side of his jaw. Smith ended up at the St ... |
Manager Complaints Bubble To Surface Regarding Delaware Captive Insurance ... - Forbes
Manager Complaints Bubble To Surface Regarding Delaware Captive Insurance ... Forbes A captive insurance company is one that underwrites the risks of the affiliated entities of a common parent. In other words, instead of buying insurance from a commercial insurance company, an organization can create a new subsidiary that allows ... |
California insurance exchange chief has health reform 'in his bones' - Los Angeles Times
California insurance exchange chief has health reform 'in his bones' Los Angeles Times As enrollment in the new health insurance marketplace begins Tuesday, Lee admits to feeling the pressure as California tries to sign up more than 2 million people through next year, the most of any state. But he says he finds comfort from digging ... |
Most Primary Care Doctors Prefer Delivering Radiology Results To Patients Themselves
The vast majority of primary care physicians prefer to deliver radiology results to their patients themselves – they say they feel medically and legally obligated by recommendations within radiology reports, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Lead author, Andrew J. Gunn, MD, explained that radiology reports are […]
Obamacare's insurance exchange for Ohio to launch without navigators to guide ... - Plain Dealer
Obamacare's insurance exchange for Ohio to launch without navigators to guide ... Plain Dealer COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The federally run marketplace offering Ohioans health insurance plans opens for business beginning Tuesday, but Ohio will not have any of the so-called navigators trained and in place to guide people through their options. |
Patients Should Be More Involved In Medical Decision Making
A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that the level of shared decision making among adult patients who had discussed medical tests, medications and procedures with their doctors was not as high as expected. A national survey was conducted in 2011 by Floyd J. Fowler, Jr., Ph.D., from the Informed Medical […]
More ‘Activated’ Patients Had Substantially Lower Health Care Costs
When it comes to health care, patients with the motivation, knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their own health have better health outcomes and incur fewer health care costs. Those are the findings of a study led by Judith Hibbard, a professor emerita in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University […]
Premium Costs For Public Health Insurance Affect Coverage
Requiring individuals to pay a premium for public health insurance coverage can counteract the coverage effects of expanding eligibility for public health insurance programs to higher income families. That is the finding of a study by a team of researchers from Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), University of California at Los […]
Auto Pros USA implements cheap car insurance quote finder - Insurance Business Review
Auto Pros USA implements cheap car insurance quote finder Insurance Business Review Auto Pros USA has deployed cheap car insurance quote finder in a bid to enable its customers to get insurer rates immediately for full coverage and liability policies online. The company said that after researching companies the information is passed ... |
Living in a flood zone? Check your insurance. It may be about to go up. (+video) - Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor | Living in a flood zone? Check your insurance. It may be about to go up. (+video) Christian Science Monitor The drivers for reform: a flood-insurance program that is nearly $30 billion in the red, taking in premiums of some $3.6 billion; continued development along US coastlines and in other flood-prone areas; and global warming's current and projected ... |
Terminating Medicare Consults Linked To A Rise In Total Spending
Getting rid of payments for Medicare consultations frequently billed by specialists was seen to be connected with a new increase in spending during visits to specialists as well as primary care doctors, suggests a new study examining medicare data published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Preceding 2010, Medicare costs for consultations were significantly greater than […]
Primary Care Physicians May Be Hard To Find By Newly Insured Patients
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act – now assured by the re-election of President Obama – is expected to result in up to 50 million currently uninsured Americans acquiring some type of health insurance coverage. But a study by researchers at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that a […]
Discrimination Against People With Low Socio-Economic Status Evident In Some Family Physicians’ Offices
Family physicians’ offices appear to discriminate against people of low socio-economic status, even when there is no economic incentive to do so under Canada’s system of publicly-funded universal health insurance, new research has shown. At the same time, these offices appear to give preference to people with chronic health conditions, according to the research led […]
Obamacare's likely impact on insurance claim costs - STLtoday.com
Obamacare's likely impact on insurance claim costs STLtoday.com It's too early to know how much individual health insurance policies will cost once the online marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act launch Jan. 1. But that hasn't stopped experts and interest groups from making predictions. The latest ... |
Study: Barriers To Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough
A combination of financial, cultural and communication barriers plays a role in preventing underserved Latino men with prostate cancer from accessing the care and treatment they need, according to a new study by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing. The study, “Barriers to Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough,” is published in […]
Barack Obama, Insurance Salesman - Fox News
Barack Obama, Insurance Salesman Fox News The president has undertaken a months-long effort to convince people, particularly the Millennials who populate his political base, to give their business to America's largest insurance companies. This sounds odd for a guy who used a populist ... |
Keeping Millions Of American Women And Their Families Healthy
Women’s issues play a major role in the health of the nation and should be a key consideration for policymakers as they design and set up the new insurance exchanges, according to a report co-authored by policy experts at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). The report offers a […]
The big question: Who has to buy health insurance? - NBCNews.com
The big question: Who has to buy health insurance? NBCNews.com The federal health law's individual mandate, one of the key building blocks of the insurance overhaul, remains controversial as the October start date approaches for enrolling in new online marketplaces. Individuals who don't get insurance through work ... |
Why won't insurance cover hurricane cancellation? - The Seattle Times
Why won't insurance cover hurricane cancellation? The Seattle Times First, you had insured your flight from Baltimore to Orlando. That's not a bad idea for an August flight, because hurricanes do happen in Florida. But you have to read the fine print on your insurance policy. In order to make a successful claim, your ... |
Frequently asked questions about the health insurance marketplaces - STLtoday.com
Frequently asked questions about the health insurance marketplaces STLtoday.com It sounds like people who buy coverage on the new health insurance marketplace will have to pay the full monthly premium for that insurance, and subsidies will be paid through tax credits that are received annually as a tax refund. How could any low ... |
vendredi 27 septembre 2013
DC's low-income, undocumented dialysis patients feared loss of insurance ... - Washington Post
Washington Post | DC's low-income, undocumented dialysis patients feared loss of insurance ... Washington Post Three times a week, Valeriano Bonilla and Bizunesh Ayitenfisu report to a clinic in Northeast Washington, where they are hooked up to machines that filter toxic blood from their failing kidneys. After four hours, they have gained a few more days of ... |
Insurance industry pricing climate risk as a dead certainty - Boing Boing
Insurance industry pricing climate risk as a dead certainty Boing Boing Insurance underwriters generally operate in the real world, where science trumps ideology (that's why terrorism insurance is pretty darned cheap -- despite the politically successful posturing of our leaders, terrorism just isn't a very big threat ... |
13 Things To Know About The State's Health Insurance Exchange - Hartford Courant
13 Things To Know About The State's Health Insurance Exchange Hartford Courant It goes by various names — Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, federal health care reform. However you refer to it, a major provision begins Tuesday. That's the day an online marketplace, sometimes called an exchange, opens for business. In ... |
Most Primary Care Doctors Prefer Delivering Radiology Results To Patients Themselves
The vast majority of primary care physicians prefer to deliver radiology results to their patients themselves – they say they feel medically and legally obligated by recommendations within radiology reports, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Lead author, Andrew J. Gunn, MD, explained that radiology reports are […]
Patients Should Be More Involved In Medical Decision Making
A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that the level of shared decision making among adult patients who had discussed medical tests, medications and procedures with their doctors was not as high as expected. A national survey was conducted in 2011 by Floyd J. Fowler, Jr., Ph.D., from the Informed Medical […]
More ‘Activated’ Patients Had Substantially Lower Health Care Costs
When it comes to health care, patients with the motivation, knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their own health have better health outcomes and incur fewer health care costs. Those are the findings of a study led by Judith Hibbard, a professor emerita in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University […]
Premium Costs For Public Health Insurance Affect Coverage
Requiring individuals to pay a premium for public health insurance coverage can counteract the coverage effects of expanding eligibility for public health insurance programs to higher income families. That is the finding of a study by a team of researchers from Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), University of California at Los […]
Terminating Medicare Consults Linked To A Rise In Total Spending
Getting rid of payments for Medicare consultations frequently billed by specialists was seen to be connected with a new increase in spending during visits to specialists as well as primary care doctors, suggests a new study examining medicare data published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Preceding 2010, Medicare costs for consultations were significantly greater than […]
Study: Insurance costs to soar under Obamacare - CBS News
Study: Insurance costs to soar under Obamacare CBS News The precise impact of the new health law is likely to vary markedly from state-to-state, however. That's largely because different states have had different requirements for what had to be included in health insurance policies in the past. The ... |
Primary Care Physicians May Be Hard To Find By Newly Insured Patients
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act – now assured by the re-election of President Obama – is expected to result in up to 50 million currently uninsured Americans acquiring some type of health insurance coverage. But a study by researchers at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that a […]
Discrimination Against People With Low Socio-Economic Status Evident In Some Family Physicians’ Offices
Family physicians’ offices appear to discriminate against people of low socio-economic status, even when there is no economic incentive to do so under Canada’s system of publicly-funded universal health insurance, new research has shown. At the same time, these offices appear to give preference to people with chronic health conditions, according to the research led […]
Don't Throw Money Away On Traffic Ticket “Insurance” Plans - The Consumerist
Don't Throw Money Away On Traffic Ticket “Insurance” Plans The Consumerist Insurance companies will cover just about anything, but no legitimate insurer has come up with a plan to pay off your traffic tickets, mostly because that might seem like the insurer is tacitly encouraging illegal behavior. But that hasn't stopped a ... |
Study: Barriers To Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough
A combination of financial, cultural and communication barriers plays a role in preventing underserved Latino men with prostate cancer from accessing the care and treatment they need, according to a new study by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing. The study, “Barriers to Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough,” is published in […]
Barack Obama, Insurance Salesman - Fox News
Barack Obama, Insurance Salesman Fox News The president has undertaken a months-long effort to convince people, particularly the Millennials who populate his political base, to give their business to America's largest insurance companies. This sounds odd for a guy who used a populist ... |
Fact check: Who's telling the truth about Obamacare? - USA TODAY
Fact check: Who's telling the truth about Obamacare? USA TODAY Zandi told us the slowdown in job growth at small businesses is "no longer the case." • Sen. Rand Paul wrongly argued that "everybody is going to pay more" for health insurance under the law. The fact is, some will pay more and some will pay less. |
Keeping Millions Of American Women And Their Families Healthy
Women’s issues play a major role in the health of the nation and should be a key consideration for policymakers as they design and set up the new insurance exchanges, according to a report co-authored by policy experts at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). The report offers a […]
How to storm proof your home insurance - MarketWatch
How to storm proof your home insurance MarketWatch With the first anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaching, now is the time for consumers to examine their policies, home insurance experts say. When the next big hurricane arrives, it'll be too late. And this year it's especially important to be prepared. |
How to pick an Obamacare insurance plan - MSN Money
MSN Money | How to pick an Obamacare insurance plan MSN Money As part of the Affordable Care Act, the new Health Insurance Marketplace (or “Exchange”) opens for business on Oct. 1. The Marketplace is an online, one-stop shopping experience for health coverage designed to make it easier for individuals and ... |
jeudi 26 septembre 2013
Glitch delays online tools for US health insurance marketplaces - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times | Glitch delays online tools for US health insurance marketplaces Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, facing glitches in necessary computer systems, is delaying two online tools supposed to go live Tuesday for enrolling Americans in insurance under the president's health law. California is unaffected by the delay. |
Most Primary Care Doctors Prefer Delivering Radiology Results To Patients Themselves
The vast majority of primary care physicians prefer to deliver radiology results to their patients themselves – they say they feel medically and legally obligated by recommendations within radiology reports, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Lead author, Andrew J. Gunn, MD, explained that radiology reports are […]
Patients Should Be More Involved In Medical Decision Making
A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that the level of shared decision making among adult patients who had discussed medical tests, medications and procedures with their doctors was not as high as expected. A national survey was conducted in 2011 by Floyd J. Fowler, Jr., Ph.D., from the Informed Medical […]
More ‘Activated’ Patients Had Substantially Lower Health Care Costs
When it comes to health care, patients with the motivation, knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their own health have better health outcomes and incur fewer health care costs. Those are the findings of a study led by Judith Hibbard, a professor emerita in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University […]
Premium Costs For Public Health Insurance Affect Coverage
Requiring individuals to pay a premium for public health insurance coverage can counteract the coverage effects of expanding eligibility for public health insurance programs to higher income families. That is the finding of a study by a team of researchers from Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), University of California at Los […]
Insurance rates set for Indiana, other states under exchanges - Indianapolis Business Journal
Insurance rates set for Indiana, other states under exchanges Indianapolis Business Journal With new health insurance markets launching next week, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states, including Indiana, where the federal government is taking the lead to cover uninsured residents. Before tax credits ... |
Terminating Medicare Consults Linked To A Rise In Total Spending
Getting rid of payments for Medicare consultations frequently billed by specialists was seen to be connected with a new increase in spending during visits to specialists as well as primary care doctors, suggests a new study examining medicare data published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Preceding 2010, Medicare costs for consultations were significantly greater than […]
Primary Care Physicians May Be Hard To Find By Newly Insured Patients
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act – now assured by the re-election of President Obama – is expected to result in up to 50 million currently uninsured Americans acquiring some type of health insurance coverage. But a study by researchers at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that a […]
Discrimination Against People With Low Socio-Economic Status Evident In Some Family Physicians’ Offices
Family physicians’ offices appear to discriminate against people of low socio-economic status, even when there is no economic incentive to do so under Canada’s system of publicly-funded universal health insurance, new research has shown. At the same time, these offices appear to give preference to people with chronic health conditions, according to the research led […]
Study: Barriers To Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough
A combination of financial, cultural and communication barriers plays a role in preventing underserved Latino men with prostate cancer from accessing the care and treatment they need, according to a new study by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing. The study, “Barriers to Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough,” is published in […]
Barack Obama, Insurance Salesman - Fox News
Barack Obama, Insurance Salesman Fox News The president has undertaken a months-long effort to convince people, particularly the Millennials who populate his political base, to give their business to America's largest insurance companies. This sounds odd for a guy who used a populist ... |
Keeping Millions Of American Women And Their Families Healthy
Women’s issues play a major role in the health of the nation and should be a key consideration for policymakers as they design and set up the new insurance exchanges, according to a report co-authored by policy experts at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). The report offers a […]
Illinois insurance exchange rates lower than US average - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune | Illinois insurance exchange rates lower than US average Chicago Tribune Illinois residents will pay slightly less than the national average for health insurance offered under President Barack Obama's health care law, according to rates released Tuesday by state and federal officials. The snapshot provides an early yet ... |
mercredi 25 septembre 2013
10 Things to Know About Health Insurance Exchanges - ABC News
ABC News | 10 Things to Know About Health Insurance Exchanges ABC News If by March 31 you have no health insurance through the exchanges or your employer, you face a fine of 1 percent of your yearly income or $95 per person -- whichever is higher. The fee increases every year, rising to 2.5 percent of your yearly income ... |
Most Primary Care Doctors Prefer Delivering Radiology Results To Patients Themselves
The vast majority of primary care physicians prefer to deliver radiology results to their patients themselves – they say they feel medically and legally obligated by recommendations within radiology reports, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Lead author, Andrew J. Gunn, MD, explained that radiology reports are […]
Patients Should Be More Involved In Medical Decision Making
A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that the level of shared decision making among adult patients who had discussed medical tests, medications and procedures with their doctors was not as high as expected. A national survey was conducted in 2011 by Floyd J. Fowler, Jr., Ph.D., from the Informed Medical […]
More ‘Activated’ Patients Had Substantially Lower Health Care Costs
When it comes to health care, patients with the motivation, knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their own health have better health outcomes and incur fewer health care costs. Those are the findings of a study led by Judith Hibbard, a professor emerita in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University […]
Premium Costs For Public Health Insurance Affect Coverage
Requiring individuals to pay a premium for public health insurance coverage can counteract the coverage effects of expanding eligibility for public health insurance programs to higher income families. That is the finding of a study by a team of researchers from Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), University of California at Los […]
Terminating Medicare Consults Linked To A Rise In Total Spending
Getting rid of payments for Medicare consultations frequently billed by specialists was seen to be connected with a new increase in spending during visits to specialists as well as primary care doctors, suggests a new study examining medicare data published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Preceding 2010, Medicare costs for consultations were significantly greater than […]
Primary Care Physicians May Be Hard To Find By Newly Insured Patients
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act – now assured by the re-election of President Obama – is expected to result in up to 50 million currently uninsured Americans acquiring some type of health insurance coverage. But a study by researchers at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that a […]
Discrimination Against People With Low Socio-Economic Status Evident In Some Family Physicians’ Offices
Family physicians’ offices appear to discriminate against people of low socio-economic status, even when there is no economic incentive to do so under Canada’s system of publicly-funded universal health insurance, new research has shown. At the same time, these offices appear to give preference to people with chronic health conditions, according to the research led […]
Health Insurance Rates Are Out For The Obamacare Exchanges -- Is It Good ... - Forbes
Health Insurance Rates Are Out For The Obamacare Exchanges -- Is It Good ... Forbes The Health Insurance Exchange is set to open next week, and we are waiting breathlessly to learn what the premiums will cost for the new policies. The projections made by groups and individuals “in the know” are about as reliable as investors ... |
Study: Barriers To Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough
A combination of financial, cultural and communication barriers plays a role in preventing underserved Latino men with prostate cancer from accessing the care and treatment they need, according to a new study by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing. The study, “Barriers to Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough,” is published in […]
Keeping Millions Of American Women And Their Families Healthy
Women’s issues play a major role in the health of the nation and should be a key consideration for policymakers as they design and set up the new insurance exchanges, according to a report co-authored by policy experts at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). The report offers a […]
How To Make Obamacare Cheaper, Have One National Insurance Market - Forbes
How To Make Obamacare Cheaper, Have One National Insurance Market Forbes Why is the insurance market divided up not just into the 50 States plus DC, but divided up into geographic areas within those states? If our aim is to use Obamacare to reduce the cost of health care insurance then surely we would want to have one ... |
The Color of Money: Michelle Singletary on health insurance marketplaces - Washington Post
The Color of Money: Michelle Singletary on health insurance marketplaces Washington Post If you haven't already, you will probably be getting a notice from your employer about the new health insurance marketplaces through the Affordable Care Act. The notices, which are required by the health-care reform law but carry no penalty if ... |
Most Primary Care Doctors Prefer Delivering Radiology Results To Patients Themselves
The vast majority of primary care physicians prefer to deliver radiology results to their patients themselves – they say they feel medically and legally obligated by recommendations within radiology reports, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Lead author, Andrew J. Gunn, MD, explained that radiology reports are […]
Patients Should Be More Involved In Medical Decision Making
A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that the level of shared decision making among adult patients who had discussed medical tests, medications and procedures with their doctors was not as high as expected. A national survey was conducted in 2011 by Floyd J. Fowler, Jr., Ph.D., from the Informed Medical […]
More ‘Activated’ Patients Had Substantially Lower Health Care Costs
When it comes to health care, patients with the motivation, knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their own health have better health outcomes and incur fewer health care costs. Those are the findings of a study led by Judith Hibbard, a professor emerita in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University […]
Premium Costs For Public Health Insurance Affect Coverage
Requiring individuals to pay a premium for public health insurance coverage can counteract the coverage effects of expanding eligibility for public health insurance programs to higher income families. That is the finding of a study by a team of researchers from Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), University of California at Los […]
Terminating Medicare Consults Linked To A Rise In Total Spending
Getting rid of payments for Medicare consultations frequently billed by specialists was seen to be connected with a new increase in spending during visits to specialists as well as primary care doctors, suggests a new study examining medicare data published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Preceding 2010, Medicare costs for consultations were significantly greater than […]
Naveen Selvadurai Has Joined Oscar, The Startup Aiming To Simplify Health ... - TechCrunch
Naveen Selvadurai Has Joined Oscar, The Startup Aiming To Simplify Health ... TechCrunch Naveen Selvadurai, the Foursquare co-founder who left the company last year, has found a new role at Oscar, the health insurance startup co-founded by Thrive Capital's Joshua Kushner. The startup just raised $40 million ahead of sweeping changes to U.S ... |
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