Scientists from Truven Health Analytics and the University of Wisconsin–Madison identified that parents of children who had a well-child checkup in the last 12 months were significantly more likely to have heard of human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccines.
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In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics states its opposition for retail-based clinics as "an appropriate source of medical care for infants, children and adolescents" and strongly discourages use of the care setting.
An analysis from Healthways and Gallup identifies the top states for well-being, based on Americans' perceptions of physical and emotional health, work environments, social factors and access to living necessities.
Mental health advocates and government experts are arguing some health insurers' decision not to cover medical costs related to suicide violates HIPAA, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Officials from Rhode Island, Kentucky, California and Washington, D.C., have said their state-based health insurance exchanges are better-equipped to deal with the challenges of healthcare reform than the federally run exchange, according to a report from The Hill.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes three main components meant to expand access to health insurance coverage: Medicaid expansion, the creation of health insurance marketplaces and market reforms such as the prohibition of lifetime limits on essential health…
Through outreach efforts, hospitals can help connect the uninsured to coverage and reduce uncompensated care.
This month has been a notable one for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with people beginning to utilize the coverage they've signed up for through the state and federal exchanges.
Among uninsured Americans who plan to get health insurance, 56 percent intend to do so through a government health insurance exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Gallup poll.
Gordon and Betty Moore have gifted $50 million to the University of California San Francisco Medical Center to help fund a women's hospital in Mission Bay, Calif., and to advance activities at the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's…