News tagged with insurance coverage
McCain health-care plan transforms US health insurance but few gains in numbers of insured
Sep 16, 2008 |
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A paper published in the journal Health Affairs highlights the cost and coverage implications of Senator John McCain's healthcare plan and describes its likely impact on the level and stability of insurance coverage as well ...
IVF insurance coverage yields fewer multiple births, researchers find
Oct 20, 2009 |
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The proportion of in vitro fertilization (IVF) multiple births was lower in the eight states that provide insurance coverage for couples seeking IVF treatment, primarily due to fewer embryos transferred per cycle, Yale School ...
IU national survey finds majority of Americans believe 'myths' about health care reform
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Do Americans believe controversial assertions about health care reform including death panels, threats to Medicare, abortions, illegal immigrants, and other claims which the White House have labeled as untrue "myths?"
High number of children and teens in US uninsured despite having a parent with health insurance
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Approximately 4 percent of U.S. children and adolescents have a gap in health insurance coverage at some point during the year, even though they have at least one parent who is insured, according to a study in the October ...
Dental costs take bite out of family farmer and rancher budgets
Apr 29, 2009 |
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A new report issued by The Access Project and Brandeis University found that the costs of dental care represent more of a financial burden on families and individuals than has been previously recognized. In a survey of family ...
Congress can learn from Mass., Tenn. health plans
May 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Laid off from her job in Massachusetts, Danielle Marks thought immediately about losing her health insurance. How could she afford the medication and physical therapy she needed to heal after shoulder surgery?
Health reform proposals could help 13 million uninsured young adults gain coverage
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Comprehensive health reform proposals now before Congress could help the more than 13 million uninsured young adults ages 19-29 gain coverage, and such reforms would also help ensure that those who now have coverage would ...
People playing the odds on health care over costs
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Call it a health care gamble: the decision by some people to opt out of health insurance, paying cash for routine care while playing the odds that an accident or catastrophic illness won't plunge ...
Major health care challenges persist for D.C. children despite high rates of health insurance coverage, study finds
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Despite high rates of health insurance coverage among children in the District of Columbia, children's access to health care is inadequate and poses a significant health problem for the city's young residents, particularly ...
Senate health care bill to include public option (Update)
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although ...
New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns
Nov 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences. Now, women in their 40s have the added anxiety of trying to figure out if they should even be getting one at ...
