Tag: insurance
Despite increasing cost of insulin, out-of-pocket expenses stable from 2006-2017
1. Insulin costs steadily increased from 2006-2017. However, the out-of-pocket costs to privately insured patients remained consistent, in-part due to ...
Insurance coverage rates among poor new mothers increased after Medicaid expansion
1. After the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there was an increase in Medicaid coverage rates ...
ACA implementation not linked to a surge in hospital use
1. In this repeated cross-sectional study, there were no significant differences observed between hospital discharges before or after the implementation ...
Variation in markup of charges in emergency department and internal medicine services
1. Based on this retrospective cohort analysis, there is substantial variation in markup of charges across the United States ...
Price transparency leads to lower claims payments by patients and insurers
1. Individuals who searched for services using a price transparency service prior to receiving care had lower claims payments made ...
AAP concerns about High-Deductible Health Plans
Image: PD 1. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that the government consider restricting high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to ...
Admitted uninsured patients less likely to undergo interhospital transfer
Image: PD 1. In the United States, uninsured patients who are hospitalized were significantly less likely to undergo interhospital transfer ...
EHR useful for pediatric health insurance surveillance
Image: PD/L. Dexter US Navy 1. Electronic health records databases can be used by providers to track insurance coverage of their ...
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