Two member institutions of the Healthcare Association of New York State have received grants from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to continue projects aimed at increasing resiliency and mitigating potential risks of loss and damage from future disasters.
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A rising number of Americans favor Democrats over Republicans when it comes to healthcare, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Hospital and emergency department visits among Medicare beneficiaries with dementia were far more frequent than for those without dementia, according to an article in Health Affairs.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aims to open new avenues for health insurance coverage through both the health insurance exchanges and Medicaid expansion.
Following the first open enrollment period for the new health insurance exchanges, a majority of Americans still have a negative view of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a recent Gallup poll.
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Since March 31, roughly 400,000 more people have enrolled in health plans through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told the Senate Finance Committee yesterday, according to an AHA News report.
Earlier this week, CMS reported approximately 3 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program.
In January and February, health insurance exchange enrollees used more specialty medications than those covered by health plans outside of the exchanges, according to a report from pharmacy benefit managed Express Scripts.
There was an estimated net gain of 9.3 million American adults with health insurance from September 2013 to mid-March, according to a RAND Corp. survey.
The Healthcare Association of New York State has released its 2013 Physician Advocacy Survey, which examines the "physician climate" of the state, excluding New York City.