Public Health

The American Hospital Association and five other hospital organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the expansion of Medicaid under healthcare reform, according to an AHA News Now report.

If the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is eliminated, insurance coverage would drop, but individuals' premiums would increase only slightly, according to a Rand Corporation study.

In 2011, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provided at least one new free preventive service to approximately 54 million people with private health insurance and approximately 32.5 million people with Medicare, according to a news release from the…

White House contender Mitt Romney has taken criticism from political opponents over his 2006 healthcare reform law in Massachusetts, but others — including the state's current governor — say the law has been a success, according to an NPR report.

Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and Florida Hospital in Orlando have partnered to conduct research on cancer and metabolic diseases, according to a news release.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched the Strong Start initiative to reduce the incidence of preterm births, according to an HHS news release.

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a toolkit and companion report to help senior policymakers use legal and policy interventions as tools in implementing a comprehensive state-level healthcare…

A lack of coverage for dental care has led many adult Medicaid patients with dental needs to go to emergency rooms, according to a USA Today report.

Massachusetts healthcare reform continues to show sustained improvements in several areas, including access to healthcare and improved self-reported health statuses, according to research published in Health Affairs.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show an increase in emergency department visits and in the percentage of emergency patients who were uninsured from 2008 to 2009, according to an American Medical News report.