News tagged with social insurance
Utah breach affects 25,000 Social Security numbers
(AP) -- Utah health officials said Friday that hackers who broke into state computers last weekend stole far more medical records than originally thought, and the data likely includes Social Security numbers of children ...
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Obama names new chief technology officer
US President Barack Obama named a new chief technology officer on Friday to lead efforts to inject innovation into government.
Mar 09, 2012 |
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The high price of losing manufacturing jobs: research
The loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs is a topic that can provoke heated arguments about globalization. But what do the cold, hard numbers reveal? How has the rise in foreign manufacturing competition actually affected the ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Computer with info on 4M patients stolen in Calif.
(AP) -- A Northern California physicians network says a computer stolen last month contains personal information on more than 4 million patients dating back to 1995.
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Fuzzy math in health law formula
(AP) -- Older adults of the same age and income with similar medical histories would pay sharply different amounts for private health insurance due to what appears to be an unintended consequence of the new health care law.
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Insurers are scouring social media for evidence of fraud
Now there's another reason to be careful about what you post on Facebook: Your insurance company may be watching. Nathalie Blanchard found out the hard way.
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Counseling increased mammography use among low-income women with health insurance
Even with health insurance, low-income women had lower rates of mammography screening than middle-class women, but a counseling program increased the likelihood of screening.
Jun 29, 2010 |
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2 studies: Social factors, 'super users' and urban emergency departments
Difficulties with shelter, transportation, insurance, and health care costs are linked with heavier emergency department usage by so-called "super-user" patients in urban areas, according to research at Henry Ford Hospital.
Jun 03, 2010 |
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New U.S. Census report shows poverty increasing more in West than elsewhere
Income in the 13 western states didn't decline as steeply in 2008 as elsewhere in the country, but poverty went up more, according to a researcher at the West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Contracts adding legal twist to family health care
Financial contracts to care for sick or aging relatives - nearly unthinkable just a decade ago - are drawing new interest as everyday Americans wrestle with the time and expense of providing long-term health care, a University ...
May 27, 2009 |
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