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NewsUninsured number down, government costs up by 2016, RAND study finds
The proportion of uninsured residents will decline significantly under health reform initiatives once reform efforts are fully implemented by 2016, according to an examination by the RAND Read more...
Number of uninsured adults in U.S. continues to climb
Over the last 10 years, the number of uninsured adults in the U.S.--those ages 18 to 64--has steadily increased, and according to 2009 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, now Read more...
Study: Uninsured 50 percent more likely to die in hospitals
When uninsured patients are treated in the hospital for heart attack, stroke and pneumonia, they are 50 percent more likely than privately insured patients to die from the conditions during their Read more...
Uninsured don't use ER more than insured, but Medicaid patients do
People without insurance were about as likely to use the emergency room as those with private health insurance in 2007, with utilization rates only a few percentage points higher, according to a new Read more...
18 states decide not to create insurance pools for uninsured
Eighteen governors throughout the nation have ultimately decided against creating temporary high-risk insurance pools for those who are uninsured due to pre-existing conditions. The new health reform Read more...
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...
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