Bill of Health
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage. Unsurprisingly, a lack of health insurance coverage during the pandemic was associated with more deaths; while excess mortality rates varied widely between states , they strongly correlated with uninsurance.
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
In the Spring of 2020, a number of institutions—health, education, judicial, and others—went through a wrenching technological transformation: To prevent the spread of COVID-19, they took refuge online. I talked to a number of health IT and telehealth experts in a search for answers to these questions. If the U.S.
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Bill of Health
MAY 12, 2023
McCuskey In vitro fertilization (IVF), like most medical care in the U.S., But, unlike most other expensive medical care, IVF rarely has insurance coverage to defray the cost. In 2020, only 27% of employers with 500+ employees and 42% of employers with 20,000+ employees covered IVF in their employer plans.
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
National health spending in the U.S. every year from 2020 to 2027, the actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forecast in their report, National Health Expenditure Projections, 2018-2927: Economic And Demographic Trends Drive Spending And Enrollment Growth , published yesterday by Health Affairs.
Kaiser Health News
JULY 20, 2023
Bridget Narsh’s son, Mason, needed urgent help in January 2020, so she was offered the chance to send him to Central Regional Hospital, a state-run mental health facility in Butner, North Carolina. The Narsh family had Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance at the time of Mason’s hospitalizations.
Kaiser Health News
JUNE 6, 2022
A spokesperson for Seattle Children’s Hospital indicated officials there would work with the Espinosas to care for Julia if there is a lapse in her insurance, though her place in line on the transplant lists might have to be put on hold, leaving Espinosa to scramble for backup options like Medicaid.
Kaiser Health News
JUNE 6, 2022
Un vocero del Seattle Children’s Hospital informó que trabajarían con los Espinosa para cuidar a Julia si su seguro vence, aunque es posible que su lugar en la lista de trasplantes deba suspenderse, lo que dejaría a Espinosa ante opciones como Medicaid. Menos de la mitad fueron aprobadas.
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