Health Equity

The uninsured rate dropped to 11.7 percent in the first half of 2015, down from 17.3 percent in 2013, according to The Hill.

The following New Jersey hospitals have the highest share of patients who qualify as charity care or Medicaid, according to NJ Spotlight.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan, which hosts the largest patient-centered medical home program in the country, announced its PCMH model improved cancer screening rates for colon, breast and cervical cancer.

Although one of the aims of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to get rid of discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, there are still insurers that discourage high-cost patients from enrolling, according to a study released in The…

Despite the 2008 mental health parity law, some health plans on state exchanges have not yet leveled access to mental health services to equal physical health coverage, according to Kaiser Health News.

The Obama administration will investigate health insurance companies' prescription drug coverage and other benefits after becoming aware of "discriminatory benefit designs" that discourage people with certain conditions from enrolling in health plans, according to the New York Times.

Kathryn Bowles, PhD, RN, the co-founder of RightCare, a medical technology company, has been designated as an Edge Runner, a recognition from the American Academy of Nursing.

The following four stories discuss figures, systems and organizations in healthcare that stand out among their peers for positively impacting healthcare delivery in the communities around them.

Jeffrey A. Singer, MD — a general surgeon in Phoenix — has noticed more and more of his patients are being forced off their private insurance plans to be placed on Medicaid when they sign up for coverage on Healthcare.gov,…

Only 11 percent of the uninsured are aware that the next open enrollment period for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges starts next month, according to a Kaiser Health Tracking poll.