Some of the biggest corporations in America have unveiled a group called The CEO Council on Health and Innovation, aimed at reducing the country's healthcare costs by urging other corporate leaders to help improve employee health by embracing wellness programs,…
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Significantly fewer uninsured adults and children are eligible for Medicaid coverage in states that are not implementing the Medicaid expansion at this time, resulting in large populations remaining uninsured within "coverage gaps" according to a recent report by the Kaiser…
In the heyday of population health, healthcare providers are exercising muscles that previously went unused. They are forging partnerships with nonprofits, public health organizations and businesses in their communities to improve health and well-being. But how much of population health…
The majority (68 percent) of people who purchased Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage during the first open enrollment period are happy with their plans, according to a survey conducted by The Commonwealth Fund.
A new documentary takes viewers inside America's busiest ER at Los Angeles County Hospital, where patients are known to wait 12, sometimes 18, hours or more to receive treatment, because they have nowhere else to go. Code Black, which received…
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A report released earlier this week by the Urban Institute’s Health Reform Monitoring Survey found that the rate of uninsured children age 17 and under in the United States remains low, about 7.3 percent, and has changed very little…
The number of low-income Americans who may qualify for health coverage as a result of Medicaid's expansion in the U.S. is estimated to be approximately 10.5 million according to an analysis by Families USA.
If you've never Googled a healthcare service, you may want to consider your life — or your community — fairly comfortable. That's what some findings from the The New York Times suggest, anyhow. Back in June, the newspaper identified American…
The American's public on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act stayed steady in June, according to the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll.
The Tennessee Pharmacists Association and Tennessee Medical Association developed legislation to authorize collaborative pharmacy practice, placed into effect July 1, according to an article on pharmacist.com.