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American healthcare is changing. Many Americans have lost their coverage due to job elimination, cuts in employer-sponsored medical plans or plain lack of affordability. But healthcare is not a luxury without which you can make do. You need options.
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- Alternative Health Plans May Be the Answer for Certain Types of Uninsured Workers....
- If you're recently unemployed and therefore uninsured, the loss of your health insurance can be one of the most stressful items to contend with. ...
- For the past 70 years, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) has been the predominant form of private healthcare coverage. While ESI still covers slightly over half - 54 percent - of the American population, its role continues to decline ...
- Being out of work is difficult enough. Being left with no health insurance adds salt to the wound. With the current recession, rising unemployment and a dramatic decline in employer-sponsored health coverage, an increasing number of Americans are finding themselves...
- Affordable small business health insurance is falling further from grasp for many of the nation's companies. The 2009 Compensation Data Healthcare report found that most U.S. healthcare organizations saw an increase in their health insurance premiums, with the average...
- For the coming year, consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has forecasted a 9% cost increase in medical insurance. Discounts often extended to employees by the company absorbing price increases are unlikely to continue for many. Of employers surveyed, 42% reported they...
- If you're looking for the average surgery price or biggest discount, hospitals in California now have their sticker price available for all to see and compare. California state health officials recently launched a new website that lets consumers compare the prices of 28...
- Medical spending for a typical family of four covered by employer-sponsored health insurance went up more than 7 percent from 2008 for an average cost of $16,771....
- Medical expenses contributed to almost two-thirds of all bankruptcies in 2007, a number that experts say is likely now even higher now due to the current economic downturn. ...
- According to some medical professionals, morbid obesity is the leading public health crisis in the United States, and bariatric surgery is the only effective treatment for many patients. Recent research shows that the type of coverage or surgery discount patients...
- According to a recent national survey conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), many of America's family physicians are increasing charity care, discounting fees and providing free screenings during the recession in order to meet the needs of their...
- College graduation is a major event for most students. However, with today's economy many students are faced with more than just a depressed job market. For many, graduation means the end of insurance coverage under their parents' employer-sponsored plans and a hard search...
- A study conducted by the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters shows 1 in 5 U.S. households postpone healthcare primarily due to cost. More than 12,000 households were surveyed and the results were analyzed over a three-year period to show trends in healthcare utilization. ...
- The loss of a job may leave one searching for affordable cheap health insurance. It is important to understand the policy details and limits before making a selection because picking the wrong policy could leave you with a burdensome medical debt should you become seriously...
- COBRA is a program created under the Consolidated OmniBus Reconciliation Act to prevent employees who are between jobs from experiencing a lack in health insurance coverage. As part of the economic stimulus package passed in February 2009, the COBRA subsidy provides 65...
- An Associated Press analysis has discovered that many diabetics are cutting back on doctor visits, insulin, medicines, and blood sugar testing as they lose income and face soaring individual insurance costs during the recession. ...
- Personal Health Records (PHR), which have grown in popularity in recent years, have been recognized as a great tool to save money and improve care. ...
- Employers can expect to see a significant surge in the number of COBRA enrollees due to the signing of the February 2009 stimulus bill, according to many industry experts....
- The recession has taken its toll across the board, but middle-class and lower-income workers who have lost their jobs have been particularly hard hit by the corresponding lost of healthcare insurance....
- The national unemployment rate has jumped from 4.4 percent to 7.6 percent in the past two years. Since the majority of Americans rely on employers for health insurance coverage, the increase also means that nearly 4 million Americans now lack health insurance....
- The number of Americans with multiple chronic illnesses such as diabetes, high cholesterol and cancer has risen - and with it the associated out-of-pocket medical costs, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Health Affairs. ...
- Increased risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS and the virus that can cause cervical cancer may await uncircumcised boys due largely to Medicaid and discount health insurance plans that don't cover the procedure, according to a recent study...
- The race of seniors in the advanced stages of cancer plays a significant role in care decisions according to a new study. The study of nearly 41,000 Americans with terminal cancer found that white or Hispanic patients were more likely than
... - Poor or non-existent health insurance - even discount medical plans - as well as facility transfers may play a significant role in the mortality rates of hospitalized children according to a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
... - Education holds the key to lowering costs for individuals and health care insurance plans, according to a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study found that patients who were discharged with clear instructions pertaining to their medicines and...
- Affordable student health insurance has always made managing routine care and common illness much easier, but the need for such a plan is becoming increasingly important with the increasing incidences of the dangerous infection MRSA contracted in community settings. ...
- Advancing technology and changes to the Medicare payment system have created a significant shift toward outpatient surgeries according to a recent report. The percentage of outpatient surgeries in the U.S. increased from half of all surgery visits in 1996 to nearly two...
- Recent research has found that a lack of personal health insurance results in a significant reduction of health care services as compared to those who are insured. ...
- According to research by the Department of Health & Human Services, where you live greatly impacts the bottom line on a health insurance plan quote. The agency found that there are large geographical variations in health insurance plans for family and individual coverage,...
- A recent study published by the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that children of U.S. farm workers are three times more likely than other children and almost twice as likely as other poor youngsters to have no health insurance coverage....
- A study published in the December issue of Pediatrics found that even with a health insurance medical plan, parents of autistic children are more likely to see their sons or daughter's special health needs go unmet while also facing a greater financial burden for care. ...
- Standard and supplemental insurance plans have traditionally placed higher out-of-pockets costs on the patient when using metal health services than with other medical illnesses. A new study has found that practice to decrease the likelihood of obtaining treatment than...
- Parents understand a healthy lifestyle helps children avoid gaining weight and getting sick with a variety of illnesses and lifestyle-based. But according to a recent study, children over age 11 also need to learn the benefits in order to effectively adopt a healthy...
- Choosing the right nursing home facility based on care needs and cost is often a stressful and arduous one. However, thanks to a new federal government website choosing a quality facility just got a little easier....
- When someone is having a heart attack or even chest pains, it is important for them to get to a hospital as quickly as possible. Usually, doctors order immediate procedures like heart catheterizations for these patients. However, new research shows that waiting a day or two...
- Diverticulitis is a condition characterized by inflammation in the digestive tract and infection of small pockets in the intestine. This condition can be painful and sometimes deadly. Each year, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized with this condition, and it becomes...
- Nursing home residents and hospital patients look forward to visits from family and friends. Sadly, these visits can result in making the residents' conditions worse since they may be more susceptible to illnesses you bring with you....
- Many college students enjoy the benefit of reliable health insurance for adult children under their parent's insurance plan. However, many fail to realize that once commencement is over there's a good chance that coverage is canceled...
- In 2006, 47 million people, or 15.8% of the population, were without comprehensive health insurance coverage. Of those, the majority cite the lack of affordable comprehensive health insurance coverage as the reason. Others say their health isn't a concern and don't feel...
- Amidst all the talk about individual medical health insurance and its sometimes burdensome cost, some people are asking, "do I really need insurance?" People who are young and healthy, and don't have a history of any medical conditions think they'll just pay the...
- Whether you're currently uninsured and in the process of requesting health insurance coverage quotes, or just trying to learn more about the millions of uninsured Americans, it's helpful to know how your geographic placement, race and more compares to others around the...
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