Previously uninsured people account for a relatively small portion of health insurance exchange enrollees so far, according to a survey conducted by the consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
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Later-in-life healthcare can be costly. While Medicare helps those 65 and older, it doesn't cover all expenses, according to Wells Fargo.
The Arkansas House of Representatives failed yesterday to reauthorize a state program providing health insurance premium assistance to low-income residents, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Nine out of ten healthcare providers support the PPACA and see it as "a step forward in addressing U.S. long-term care issues," according to a survey by Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction.
Health insurance companies and industry experts have said one in five people who signed up for coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act didn't make the first premium payment on time, meaning they didn't actually gain coverage last…
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Some health systems and hospitals are expanding their focus from traditional medical conditions by bolstering efforts to treat hunger, according to an article from U.S. News & World Report.
By Feb. 1, nearly 3.3 million people had enrolled in health plans through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges, according to HHS.
Developing a network of primary care services available at the front end for annual or biannual screening mammograms directly impacts downstream oncologic diagnosis and treatment volumes. Strategically building this initial point of entry is a key to the success of…
Following the glitch-ridden rollout of HealthCare.gov, the White House has faced concerns about lower-than-expected enrollment in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges.
Research teams at Johns Hopkins National Center for the Study of Preparedness and Catastrophic Even Response (Baltimore) have created web-based applications to help emergency departments and first responders deal with patient influxes resulting from public health disasters, according to a…