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FAIR Health launches shared decision-making tools for palliative care
Groundbreaking decision tools pair clinical and cost information for patients with serious and chronic illness
Young women with breast cancer may face financial hardship after diagnosis
Cancer experience affects work performance, career decisions, and personal debt
Young women with breast cancer may face financial hardship after diagnosis
Cancer experience affects work performance, career decisions, and personal debt
New way to identify patients likely to return to hospital could reduce future readmissions
Recurrent, unplanned readmissions to the hospital — which happen when patients return shortly after discharge and are readmitted for the same or a related condition — are a challenge worldwide. Many researchers have examined how to predict them and how…
Interplay between states and federal government in implementing the ACA
Health care reformers differ on how to provide affordable universal coverage for all
New study: Low back and neck pain tops us health spending
When combined just with other musculoskeletal disorders, the total costs exceed $380 billion; ‘Vast costs represent one of the most contentious issues facing Americans’
Texas A&M researchers develop flooding prediction tool
Almost real-time flood prediction tool may boost emergency response during hurricanes
Drug prices rose 3x faster than inflation over last decade, even after discounts
PITTSBURGH, March 3, 2020 – The net cost of prescription drugs — meaning sticker price minus manufacturer discounts — rose over three times faster than the rate of inflation over the course of a decade, according to a study published…
Affordable Care Act helped make health insurance access more equal, but racial and ethnic gaps remain
As the Affordable Care Act turns 10, a new study shows it has narrowed racial and ethnic gaps in access to health insurance – but definitely not eliminated them.
Both the percentage of people 19-64 who lacked health insurance, and the size of the health insurance gap between white, African-American and Hispanic Americans, shrank. From 2013 to 2017, the gap between blacks and whites narrowed 45%, and the difference between Hispanics and whites narrowed 35%.
OHSU-led evidence review shows new therapy for Hepatitis C is highly effective
Review informs new recommendation for universal screening
ACA helped make health insurance access more equal, but racial and ethnic gaps remain
Black and Hispanic-Americans are still less likely than non-Hispanic whites to have health coverage, and more likely to avoid care because of cost, study finds
ACA helped make health insurance access more equal, but racial and ethnic gaps remain
Black and Hispanic-Americans are still less likely than non-Hispanic whites to have health coverage, and more likely to avoid care because of cost, study finds
Study finds ‘far-reaching’ impact from Affordable Care Act
Ten years after taking effect, law continues to be contested
OHSU-led evidence review shows new therapy for Hepatitis C is highly effective
Review informs new recommendation for universal screening
Study finds ‘far-reaching’ impact from Affordable Care Act
Ten years after taking effect, law continues to be contested
How ACA associated with out-of-pocket spending by patients with traumatic injuries
What The Study Did: This observational study with nearly 6,300 patients who visited the emergency department or who were hospitalized for a traumatic injury examined how implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was associated with out-of-pocket…
ASA survey shows health insurers abruptly terminating physician contracts
Dramatically cutting payment rates forcing physicians out of network
ASA survey shows health insurers abruptly terminating physician contracts
Dramatically cutting payment rates forcing physicians out of network
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
Investigating Medicaid expansion’s association with insurance status, diagnosis, treatment among patients with cancer
What The Study Did: More than 925,000 adults in the National Cancer Database with a new diagnosis of invasive breast, colon or lung cancer were included in this observational study that examined how Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and…
Changes to Title X mean contraception access for teens could worsen nationwide, study shows
Research demonstrates that lack of legal clarity and funding uncertainty led to confusion and loss of access to confidential services
Investigating Medicaid expansion’s association with insurance status, diagnosis, treatment among patients with cancer
What The Study Did: More than 925,000 adults in the National Cancer Database with a new diagnosis of invasive breast, colon or lung cancer were included in this observational study that examined how Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and…
Changes to Title X mean contraception access for teens could worsen nationwide, study shows
Research demonstrates that lack of legal clarity and funding uncertainty led to confusion and loss of access to confidential services
Research reveals how ski tourism operators can protect profits despite climate change
New study proposes methodology for identifying effective hedging strategies based on weather derivatives.
Charity care provided by nonprofit hospitals
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at the net income of nonprofit hospitals in the U.S. and examined how their financial status was associated with the level of charity care they provided in 2017 for uninsured and insured patients. To…
PSU study finds out-of-network primary care tied to rising ACO costs
Accountable Care Organizations — or ACOs — formed for the first time in 2011, designed to combat rising medical costs and provide more coordinated care to Medicare patients. But the savings have been inconsistent nationwide. A new Portland State University…
PSU study finds out-of-network primary care tied to rising ACO costs
Accountable Care Organizations — or ACOs — formed for the first time in 2011, designed to combat rising medical costs and provide more coordinated care to Medicare patients. But the savings have been inconsistent nationwide. A new Portland State University…
Per-Person Health Care Spending Grew 18% from 2014 to 2018, Driven Mostly by Prices
After remaining stable for several years, utilization increased slightly in 2018
1 in 5 operations may lead to surprise bills, even when surgeon & hospital are in-network
As if recovering from surgery wasn’t hard enough, a new study shows that one in five operations could result in an unwelcome surprise: a bill for hundreds or thousands of dollars that the patient didn’t know they might owe.
On average, that potential surprise bill added up to $2,011. That’s on top of the nearly $1,800 the average privately insured patient would already owe after it paid for most of the costs of their operation.
STDs on the rise: The evidence of claims data
Private insurance claim lines for STDs rose 76 % from 2007 to 2018
Medical societies join ACR to oppose policy limiting access to in-office treatments
Groups express grave concerns over patient access, safety and medication waste
‘Surprise’ out-of-network bills after in-network elective surgery
Bottom Line: Claims data from a large health insurer were used to examine how often patients unexpectedly receive out-of-network bills after having in-network elective surgery. These “surprise bills” typically occur when a patient receives care from a clinician, such as…
1 in 5 operations may lead to surprise bills, even when surgeon & hospital are in-network
$2,000 average potential bill for out-of-network care, and prevalence of out-of-network ‘surgical assistants,’ shows a need for national policy changes, researchers say
STDs on the rise: The evidence of claims data
Private insurance claim lines for STDs rose 76 % from 2007 to 2018
Medical societies join ACR to oppose policy limiting access to in-office treatments
Groups express grave concerns over patient access, safety and medication waste
‘Surprise’ out-of-network bills after in-network elective surgery
Bottom Line: Claims data from a large health insurer were used to examine how often patients unexpectedly receive out-of-network bills after having in-network elective surgery. These “surprise bills” typically occur when a patient receives care from a clinician, such as…
1 in 5 operations may lead to surprise bills, even when surgeon & hospital are in-network
$2,000 average potential bill for out-of-network care, and prevalence of out-of-network ‘surgical assistants,’ shows a need for national policy changes, researchers say
Gaps in cure rate appear linked to race and insurance status for common HPV-related cancer
New study in JNCCN points to need for greater efforts to reduce racial disparities in cancer survival and increase access to appropriate health care
Gaps in cure rate appear linked to race and insurance status for common HPV-related cancer
New study in JNCCN points to need for greater efforts to reduce racial disparities in cancer survival and increase access to appropriate health care
IU study looks at the effect of Medicaid expansion on hiring attempts in substance use treatment workforce
While Medicaid expansion has led to substantial increases in Medicaid reimbursement for substance use treatment, it has not specifically led to a detectable increase in hiring attempts to increase the substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment workforce, according to a study by Indiana University researchers.
IU study looks at the effect of Medicaid expansion on the SUD treatment workforce
Lawmakers have focused a great deal of attention on alleviating the opioid public health crisis, while at the same time addressing across-the-board concerns regarding affordability of healthcare. State level Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act is one of those…
US birth weights drop due to rise in cesarean births, inductions
Average pregnancy now 39 weeks instead of 40
HIV outcomes improved by state-purchased insurance plans, study finds
Health insurance purchased by state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs for people living with HIV in states that did not expand Medicaid are improving outcomes and have the potential to save millions in healthcare costs, a new study suggests. The researchers…
US birth weights drop due to rise in cesarean births, inductions
Average pregnancy now 39 weeks instead of 40
HIV outcomes improved by state-purchased insurance plans, study finds
Health insurance purchased by state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs for people living with HIV in states that did not expand Medicaid are improving outcomes and have the potential to save millions in healthcare costs, a new study suggests. The researchers…
ASHG survey finds Americans strongly support human genetics research and potential
Respondents want confidence in data privacy, have some knowledge gaps
ASHG survey finds Americans strongly support human genetics research and potential
Respondents want confidence in data privacy, have some knowledge gaps
The future of hazelnuts: the economic value of subseasonal forecasts
A weather forecast may not allow time to make decisions that minimize the economic impacts of an extreme event, while a seasonal forecast is not precise enough to predict it. Thus, a spring frost – an event that can affect…