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Illness, medical bills linked to nearly two-thirds of bankruptcies

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Medical problems contributed to nearly two-thirds (62.1 percent) of all bankruptcies in 2007, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Medicine that will be published online Thursday. The data w ...


New online tool keeps track of medical bills

Technology / Software

created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new online tool may make it easier to keep track of medical bills and streamline the process of resolving questionable physician charges.


Curbing health bills brings different cost: High-deductible insurance cuts premiums, but some fear it leads consumers to

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Two years ago, Holly Calvillo signed up for a new type of health insurance that was just starting to get popular. It had a nice low premium but a high deductible. Calvillo and her husband were young and healthy. She figured ...





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Google Health: A time saver, but privacy slayer?

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 29, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Two giants in the online world, Microsoft and Google, have released web-based applications to manage health records. And while these programs could make managing your health records easier, experts wonder about the effect ...


Hospitals propose mandatory insurance

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 22, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Federation of American Hospitals in Washington has suggested that all U.S. citizens be required to have basic health insurance.


7 of 10 women are uninsured or underinsured, or have medical bill, debt, access problems

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women are more likely than men to feel the pinch of rising health costs and eroding health benefits, with about half (52%) of working-age women reporting problems accessing needed care because of costs, compared to 39 percent ...


Problems managing money may surface shortly before Alzheimer's disease sets in

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research finds poor money management skills may indicate that a person with mild memory problems will soon develop Alzheimer's disease. The study is published in the September 22, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the me ...


Girl's birth defect exacts financial toll

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Since their Katelyn was born five years ago, Cheryl and Christopher Woodley have known the stress of rearing a child with special medical needs.


Web site to raise money for Minn. cancer patient

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A Web site has been set up to raise money for the family of the 13-year-old Minnesota cancer patient who fled with his mother in violation of a court order.


Free clinics hit with more patients, less funding

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Health insurance and doctors were unthinkable luxuries for George Anderson of Redding, laid off nearly a year ago when his book distribution company filed for bankruptcy.


Worries about paying bills can cause people to pack on pounds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stressing out can cause people to gain weight, according to a study appearing in the July 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. This new study is believed to be one of the first of its kind to look at the relati ...


Senate takes on out-of-network insurance issue (AP)

Senate takes on out-of-network insurance issue

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Ever wonder how that bill was calculated if you had to pay to see a doctor outside your insurance network?


Out-of-pocket health-care costs rise for workers with employer coverage

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket (OOP) costs, according to a study published today on the Health Affairs Web site.



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