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SPOTLIGHT: Uninsured more likely to die than privately insured
Those without private medical insurance are more likely to die, according to a new piece of public health research. In fact, the uninsured have a 40 percent higher mortality risk than those with... Read more...
Free health clinics face more patients, less funding
While the economy may be recovering just a bit, times continue to be immensely difficult for free health clinics, whose patients loads are continuing to rise while corporate sponsors and charity cut... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: New study challenges uninsured estimates
When policymakers discuss gaps in healthcare access, most rely on a widely-used estimate of 47 million uninsured Americans. However, not everyone is satisfied with that number. A new study by the... Read more...
Bill to reduce uninsured by 16M carries $1T price tag
Is reducing the number of uninsured people in the United States by 16 million worth $1 trillion over a 10-year time span? That's what the Congressional Budget Office estimates a bill to reform... Read more...
HFMA releases model charity-care policy for non-profits
The Healthcare Financial Management Association has released a model charity-care policy, in a move that is likely to help non-profit hospitals to prepare for tighter IRS scrutiny of their charity... Read more...
Report: Uncompensated care costs passed to insured
When people can't pay their healthcare bill, the money comes out of the pockets of the insured. Such is the conclusion of a new report from consumer advocacy group Families USA, which says insured... Read more...
Study: 1M Californians per year get care in Mexico
Well, here's a medical tourism tidbit that deserves more attention: According to a new UCLA study appearing in the journal Medical Care, almost a million California residents seek medical care in... Read more...
Plan would tax well-insured to cover uninsured
Here's an idea that is likely to create to a firestorm of criticism from those lucky enough to enjoy health coverage: A growing number of health reform plan leaders on the Hill are considering a plan... Read more...
Emergency doctors slam new HHS chief
Wow, this honeymoon didn't last. The ink was barely dry on HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' appointment as agency chief this week when the country's largest emergency physicians' group came out to... Read more...
'Do-it-yourself' healthcare a problem among uninsureds
According to research conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, young adults comprise the nation's largest group of uninsureds; in 2007 alone, 13.2 million young adults were without insurance. An article... Read more...
