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(9 days ago) Other problems in US health care include the restrictive practices associated with managed care, racial/ethnic and gender bias in health-care delivery, hospital errors, and medical fraud.

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Even With Health Insurance, Many Americans Still …

(2 days ago) WebThe president-elect has vowed to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, which gave millions of Americans health insurance. But …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/12/934146128/despite-aca-coverage-gains-millions-still-suffer-catastrophic-health-care-costs

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Report shows health insurance coverage is inadequate for many …

(4 days ago) WebHealth insurance provides insufficient coverage for the care most Americans need, a recent survey shows.. Half of all working-age adults with health insurance struggle to pay for health care and one-third carry medical debt, according to the report, “Paying for It: How Health Care Costs and Medical Debt Are Making Americans Sicker and Poorer,” …

https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2023/12/report-shows-health-insurance-coverage-is-inadequate-for-many-americans/

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It’s Not Just You: Many People Confront Health …

(7 days ago) WebA majority of Americans with health insurance said they had encountered obstacles to coverage, Many of the problems people have with their insurance could be solved by enforcing existing rules

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/health/health-insurance-medical-bills.html

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Health Coverage Affordability Crisis 2020 Biennial …

(2 days ago) WebIn the first half of 2020, 43.4 percent of U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 were inadequately insured. This is statistically unchanged from the last time we fielded the survey in 2018. The adult uninsured rate was 12.5 …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/aug/looming-crisis-health-coverage-2020-biennial

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Is our healthcare system broken? - Harvard Health

(Just Now) WebHealth insurers may discourage care to hold down costs. Many health insurance companies restrict expensive medications, tests, and other services by declining coverage until forms are filled out to justify the service to the insurer. True, this can prevent unnecessary expense to the healthcare system — and to the insurance company.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-our-healthcare-system-broken-202107132542

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New HHS Report Shows National Uninsured Rate Reached All …

(1 days ago) WebSecretary Becerra: Biden-Harris Administration Efforts to Expand Coverage, Lower Costs through Inflation Reduction Act, American Rescue Plan, and Other Actions Are Working. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report showing that the national uninsured rate reached an all-time low of 7.7 percent in …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/08/03/new-hhs-report-shows-national-uninsured-rate-reached-all-time-low-2023-after-record-breaking-aca-enrollment-period.html

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Paying for It: Costs and Debt Making Americans Sicker and Poorer

(7 days ago) WebThe Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability Survey, fielded for the first time in 2023, asked U.S. adults with health insurance, and those without, about their ability to afford their health care — whether costs prevented them from getting care, whether provider bills left them with medical debt, and how these problems affected …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/surveys/2023/oct/paying-for-it-costs-debt-americans-sicker-poorer-2023-affordability-survey

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Year in Review: 10 Health Policy Issues for 2023 KFF

(9 days ago) WebHealth care costs continue to be a burden for many Americans: From our data showing that family health insurance premiums for employer coverage rose 7% to nearly $24,000 this year—and became

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/fact-sheet/year-in-review-10-health-policy-issues-for-2023/

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Many Americans have health insurance that isn't 'good …

(9 days ago) WebUnfortunately, the answer for too many Americans is “Not good enough.”. While the ACA created a limit on how much some people have to pay when they get sick, health plans frequently fail to

https://www.statnews.com/2022/11/04/millions-americans-health-insurance-isnt-good-enough/

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New HHS Report Shows National Uninsured Rate Reached All …

(Just Now) WebToday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report showing that the national uninsured rate reached an all-time low of 8 percent in early 2022, with 5.2 million people having gained coverage since 2020, coinciding with the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration in January 2021.

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/08/02/new-hhs-report-shows-national-uninsured-rate-reached-all-time-low-in-2022.html

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Half Of Americans Struggle To Afford Healthcare Costs, New

(Just Now) WebThe Commonwealth Fund 2023 Health Care Affordability Survey shows what many Americans know all too well: healthcare costs are crushing and putting their health in jeopardy. In a nationally

https://www.forbes.com/sites/debgordon/2023/10/26/half-of-americans-struggle-to-afford-healthcare-costs-new-study-shows/

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Why Americans Don't Have Universal Health Care : Throughline : …

(Just Now) WebThe Everlasting Problem (2020) Health care reform supporters participate in a sit-in inside the lobby of a building where Aetna insurance offices are located September 29, 2009 in New York City

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/26/1075894757/the-everlasting-problem-2020

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Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2020 - Census.gov

(6 days ago) WebBetween 2018 and 2020, the rate of public health insurance coverage increased by 0.4 percentage points to 34.8 percent. In 2020, 87.0 percent of full-time, year-round workers had private insurance coverage, up from 85.1 percent in 2018. In contrast, those who worked less than full-time, year-round were less likely to be covered by private

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-274.html

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Most people have problems with their health insurance but like it …

(Just Now) WebCNN —. Most Americans have run into trouble using their health insurance in the past year, but the majority still like their coverage, a new report has found. Some 58% of insured adults have had

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/15/politics/health-insurance-understanding-problems/index.html

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The State of U.S. Health Insurance in 2022 - Commonwealth Fund

(4 days ago) WebThe Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, 2022, was conducted by SSRS from March 28 through July 4, 2022. The survey consisted of telephone and online interviews in English and Spanish and was conducted among a random, nationally representative sample of 8,022 adults age 19 and older living in the continental …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2022/sep/state-us-health-insurance-2022-biennial-survey

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The Uninsured and the ACA: A Primer – Key Facts about Health …

(2 days ago) WebUninsured people are more likely than those with insurance to report problems getting needed medical care. One in five (20%) uninsured adults say that they went without needed care in the past

https://www.kff.org/report-section/the-uninsured-and-the-aca-a-primer-key-facts-about-health-insurance-and-the-uninsured-amidst-changes-to-the-affordable-care-act-how-does-lack-of-insurance-affect-access-to-care/

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Most Americans Say the Health Care System Fails Them TIME

(7 days ago) WebMany respondents pointed to similar problems when asked about their own personal issues with the medical system. Only 27% of people who took the survey said the U.S. medical system meets all of

https://time.com/6279937/us-health-care-system-attitudes/

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A Century of Health Care Reform in the United States - The New …

(Just Now) WebAs the costs of medical care increased, Americans' access to health insurance eroded. Between 1987 and 2010, the uninsured population grew from 31 million (12.9% of the population) to 50 million

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1202111

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Who Are the Remaining Uninsured, and Why Do They Lack …

(5 days ago) WebThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought sweeping change to the U.S. health care system, expanding comprehensive health insurance to millions of Americans and making it possible for anyone with health problems to get coverage by banning insurers from denying coverage or charging more because of preexisting conditions.

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2019/aug/who-are-remaining-uninsured-and-why-do-they-lack-coverage

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What has the pandemic revealed about the US health care system …

(6 days ago) WebNo doubt, the pandemic reveals the dire need to invest in public-health infrastructure to better monitor and address public-health threats in the future, and to expand insurance coverage and health care access. To my mind, however, the pandemic’s greatest significance is in revealing the racism woven into American social and …

https://news.mit.edu/2021/what-has-pandemic-revealed-about-us-health-care-what-needs-change-0405

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Inadequate Health Insurance Coverage Drives Medical Debt – Four

(7 days ago) WebMedical debt, a consequence of patients not paying some or all of their health care bills, is one type of debt held by many Americans. While health insurance is intended to be the primary mechanism protecting patients from unexpected and unaffordable health care costs, for too many, that coverage is either unavailable or falling short.

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2023-08-11-inadequate-health-insurance-coverage-drives-medical-debt-four-solutions-address-significant-problem

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8 facts that explain what’s wrong with American health care

(5 days ago) Web8) Obamacare is not universal health care. The United States does have a very recent, very large expansion of health insurance coverage — that's the program we all call Obamacare. It's expected

https://www.vox.com/2014/9/2/6089693/health-care-facts-whats-wrong-american-insurance

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Top problems facing the US: Inflation, affordable health care Pew

(6 days ago) Web2. Top problems facing the U.S. Inflation and the affordability of health care top the public’s list of the biggest problems facing the country, with 62% of Americans describing inflation as a very big problem and 60% saying this about health care costs. Narrower majorities say that partisan cooperation (57%), drug addiction (55%) and gun

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/05/23/top-problems-facing-the-u-s/

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5 facts about Hispanic Americans and health care

(Just Now) WebHow we did this. Here are five key facts about Hispanic Americans and health care, based on a 2021 Pew Research Center survey of Hispanic adults and other sources: Hispanic adults are less likely than other Americans to have seen a health care provider recently and to have a primary care provider. Seven-in-ten say they’ve seen a …

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/30/5-facts-about-hispanic-americans-and-health-care/

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US health insurer shares fall after UnitedHealth flags Medicaid

(6 days ago) WebUnitedHealth shares were down 4.2% to $482.46, while rivals Humana (HUM.N), Centene (CNC.N), and Elevance Health (ELV.N) fell 3.2%, 3.7%, and 2.6%, respectively. "We have come through this very

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-health-insurer-shares-fall-after-unitedhealth-flags-medicaid-enrollment-2024-05-29/

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Dental care and insurance costs too much. ACA rule could change …

(2 days ago) WebThe Affordable Care Act extended health insurance to tens of millions of Americans, through federal and state marketplaces that sell subsidized health insurance and Medicaid expansion adopted by

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/05/20/dental-care-insurance-costs-too-much-aca-rule/73766660007/

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Older Americans often don't prepare for long-term care, from …

(9 days ago) WebSince nearly half of Americans over 65 will pay for some version of long-term health care, CNHI News and The Associated Press examined the state of long-term care in a series called the High Cost of Long-Term Care, looking at everything from adult day cares to assisted living facilities to understand the challenges in affordability, staffing

https://apnews.com/article/long-term-care-facilities-cms-289c9d348b7179a8e2c33798b35b7d35

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Millions of Americans need drugs like Ozempic. Will it bankrupt …

(6 days ago) WebNovo Nordisk charges Americans $968.52 for a 28-day supply of Ozempic, regardless of whether the dose of the active ingredient semaglutide is 0.5, 1 or 2 milligrams per injectable pen. Likewise

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-29/will-ozempic-bankrupt-the-u-s-healthcare-system

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The Affordable Care Act 101 KFF

(2 days ago) WebThis Health Policy 101 chapter provides an overview of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major reform of the U.S. health care system aimed at reducing high uninsured rates and alleviating issues

https://www.kff.org/health-policy-101-the-affordable-care-act/

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Best Travel Medical Insurance Of 2024 – Forbes Advisor

(8 days ago) WebThe Best Travel Medical Insurance for Visitors to the U.S. Atlas America – Best Overall. Patriot America Lite – Best for Cost. Patriot America Plus – Great for Trip Interruption Insurance

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/travel-insurance/best-travel-medical-insurance/

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Opinion Menthol cigarettes are a health menace and a Biden …

(7 days ago) WebThrough insurance, and government permeation of the health-care system (17.3 percent of the economy), we socialize the costs of some behaviors (e.g., those that produce vehicular accidents

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/31/biden-ban-menthol-cigarette-african-americans/

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Pet insurance is booming. It's also mostly worthless.

(7 days ago) WebThe North American Pet Health Insurance Association found that pet owners in the US paid $3.9 billion in premiums in 2023, a 22% increase from the year before. Some 6.25 million pets in the US

https://www.businessinsider.com/is-pet-insurance-worth-it-cost-scams-premiums-preexisting-conditions-2024-5

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‘New Territory’ for Americans: Deadly Heat in the Workplace

(6 days ago) WebFor more than two years, a group of health experts, economists and lawyers in the U.S. government has worked to address a growing public health crisis: people dying on the job from extreme heat.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/climate/extreme-heat-biden-workplace.html

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Mental health: US clergy struggle with workloads, political …

(4 days ago) WebAt the same time, clergy face a continued decline in public perception, part of a broader downturn of faith in U.S. professionals overall. Just 32% of Americans rated clergy as trustworthy in

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/26/clergy-mental-health-struggles-workload-political-climate/73706621007/

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How are asthma and heart health linked? - American Heart …

(9 days ago) WebSeveral studies suggest people with asthma may face a higher risk for a variety of heart-related problems. One analysis, published in the journal CHEST in 2020, followed participants for more than 35 years and found a link between asthma and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, after adjusting for other factors.

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/05/17/how-are-asthma-and-heart-health-linked

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The Politics of Health Care and the 2024 Election KFF

(8 days ago) WebThe affordability of health care, in particular, is typically a top concern for voters, along with other pocketbook issues, And, at 17% of the economy, health care has many industry stakeholders

https://www.kff.org/health-policy-101-the-politics-of-health-care-and-the-2024-election/

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