News tagged with public insurance
45,000 excess deaths annually linked to lack of health insurance: study
A study published online today estimates nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with lack of health insurance. That figure is about two and a half times higher than an estimate from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in ...
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Over 2,200 veterans died in 2008 due to lack of health insurance
A research team at Harvard Medical School estimates 2,266 U.S. military veterans under the age of 65 died last year because they lacked health insurance and thus had reduced access to care. That figure is ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Survey: Hiding risks can hurt public support for nanotechnology
A new national survey on public attitudes toward medical applications and physical enhancements that rely on nanotechnology shows that support for the technology increases when the public is informed of the technology's risks ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 04, 2010 |
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Patients with sickle cell disease have high rate of acute care usage and rehospitalization
Patients with sickle cell disease average about 2.5 hospital visits per year, with 18- to 30-year old patients more likely to require acute care or rehospitalization, according to a study in the April 7 issue of JAMA.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Health, life insurers hold $1.88 billion in fast-food stocks: AJPH article
Just weeks after the passage of a health bill that will dramatically increase the number of Americans covered by private health insurers, Harvard researchers have detailed the extent to which life and health insurance companies ...
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Health insurance from Uncle Sam gets a look
(AP) -- Look out Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealthcare. Senators are meeting behind closed doors to consider whether the federal government should jump into the health insurance business.
May 14, 2009 |
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House eyes new taxes as senators pare health bill
(AP) -- House Democrats have lots of potential targets for higher taxes as they aim to expand health care coverage, from wealthy Americans and the nation's employers to anyone who pops the top on a soft drink.
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Nearly 2 million Californians lost health insurance during recession, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 8 million Californians are now uninsured, a 25 percent increase since 2007, according to new estimates from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Americans remain divided on government involvement in health insurance: survey
Researchers from Indiana University's Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR) have found that support for government-sponsored health insurance for individuals under age 65 remains virtually the same ...
Aug 10, 2009 |
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As finances fall, fewer know the drill
Some dentists are warning that, just as the recession has eroded the nation's job and stock markets, it's also causing another kind of decay.
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Toronto homeless report barriers to health care
Most studies of healthcare for homeless people have been conducted in the United States, where it's not surprising that lack of money and insurance are the main barriers.
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Yelp prices IPO at $15 a share as questions loom
(AP) -- Yelp is set to make its stock market debut Friday after pricing its initial public offering above its targeted range, a sign of strong investor demand for a slice of the 8-year-old online reviews site ...
Mar 01, 2012 |
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