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- When Health Insurance Isn't Enough
- For millions of Americans, the biggest health-care problem is underinsurance. Many don't even know they have a problem till they get sick. Then, as policies cap out, patients must decide which treatments are worth the cost.
- Videos 2009-07-28
- Health Care Reform's Public Option: Everything You Need to Know
- The government-run public insurance option will continue to be a contentious topic as health care reform moves to the Senate. Here?s a comprehensive look at how it?s likely to be structured, what it might mean for your health care costs now and in the future, as well...
- Articles 2009-11-13
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- NACHC Statement on U.S. Senate Republican Task Force Recommendations on Health Care Costs and the Uninsured
- "In issuing its recommendations to address the problems of the uninsured, the Senate Republican Uninsured Task Force today adds an important voice to the debate over expanding coverage for the uninsured. There are many provisions of this package that"In issuing its recommendations to address the problems of the uninsured, the...
- Research articles 2004-05-11
- How Much Medical Care Do the Uninsured Use, and Who Pays for It?
- With the number of uninsured people exceeding forty-one million in 2001, insuring the uninsured is again a major policy issue. This analysis establishes benchmarks for the inevitable debate over the cost of expanding coverage: How much is being spent on care for the uninsured, and where does the money come...
- White papers 2003-02-12
- GIVING UNINSURED A SHOT IN THE ARM: REPORT CONCLUDES MORE NEW YORKERS LACK COVERAGE; OFFERS SIX OPTIONS
- The number of uninsured in New York state, now at 3.1 million, is rising at a rate that shows no signs of abating. Without prompt intervention, more New Yorkers will go uninsured as fewer low-wage workers get health coverage from their employers. ThatThe number of uninsured...
- Research articles 1998-09-21
- Va. legislature mulls bill to aid uninsured.
- Va. Legislature Mulls Bill To Aid Uninsured The Virginia Legislature is considering a bill that would permit health insurers to offer low-cost health insurance to cover employees currently working for small, currently uninsured employers. The goalVa. Legislature Mulls Bill To Aid Uninsured...
- Research articles 1990-02-26
- Snowe Applauds House Passage of AHP Bill: Senate Action Needed to Help Small Businesses, Uninsured; Sen. Byrd Becomes Cosponsor on S.545
- WASHINGTON, May 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Coming against the backdrop of "Cover the Uninsured Week" and the release of recommendations by the Senate Republican Task Force on the Uninsured, Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, (R-Maine) applauded today's passage oWASHINGTON, May 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Coming against the backdrop of "Cover the...
- Research articles 2004-05-13
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Joins 'Covering the Uninsured' National Coalition
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association BCBSA is joining forces with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's "Covering the Uninsured" national initiative along with its Cover the Uninsured Week. This paWASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association...
- Research articles 2002-09-30
- Uninsured kids cost state economy more
- Medical care is expensive, especially without insurance. And the uninsured cost taxpayers--especially when it comes to kids, according to a new study by a Brigham Young University professor. The study in the journal Pediatrics tracked health care transactions for insured and uninsured children in the Phoenix, Ariz., metropolitan area....
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- BCBSA Analysis Shows One-third of Uninsured Americans Could Have Affordable, Quality Healthcare Coverage Immediately
- CHICAGO, Feb. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An analysis released today by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association BCBSA indicates that immediate action can help 14 million uninsured Americans - one-third of the uninsured - obtain affordable, quality healthcare coverage now. The analysis shows that 14 million uninsured Americans are...
- Research articles 2003-02-26
- Columbus Watch; Biz cheers passage of uninsured bill.(Ohio passes uninsured motorist lesgislation)(Brief Article)
- Businesses scored a victory in the passage of one high-stakes proposal in the Ohio General Assembly and are keeping a close eye on a second. Senate Bill 97, which would redefine requirements for uninsured motorist insurance coverage, is awaiting G Businesses scored a...
- Research articles 2001-07-16
- CAHI: 73 Percent of MSAs Purchased by Previously Uninsured; MSAs Vital to Help the Uninsured Get Coverage
- ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The IRS just announced that a staggering 73 percent of Americans who purchased a Medical Savings Account MSA in 2001 were previously uninsured. While the number of uninsured Americans continues to rise -- recently reported as 41.2 million people -- Congress has failed...
- Research articles 2002-10-03
- St. John Health System awarded millions for metro Detroit's uninsured and underinsured: SJHS parent organization, Ascension Health matches nearly $3 million in federal grants awarded for uninsured
- Michigan Chronicle 10-31-2000 St. John Health System awarded millions for metro Detroit's uninsured and underinsured: SJHS parent organization, Ascension Health matches nearly $3 million in federal grants awarded for uninsured Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala announced...
- Research articles 2000-10-31
- Uninsured plaintiffs sued.(uninsured patients sued Sutter Health)
- Byline: Mark Taylor In an unusual legal tactic, a large, not-for-profit California healthcare system-besieged by union organizers and class-action litigation alleging discriminatory pricing policies and aggressive debt-collection practices against the uninsured-last week filed a countersuit demanding payment from those uninsured patients. ...
- Research articles 2005-08-22
- Employers Respond To Rising Costs, Grow Concerned About More Uninsured
- Access to affordable health coverage is a top issue for business. Employers know that an insured workforce is one that has less absenteeism and higher productivity. Furthermore, both public and private payers into the health care system -- to hospitals, doctors and insurance companies -- ultimately subsidize the health care...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Uninsured Vehicles (UV) Project Update - Legislation Introduced October 30, 2002 November 2002
- The article is a brief description of the updated Uninsured Vehicles Project which is a joint government/insurance industry program aimed at reducing the number of uninsured vehicles on Ontario's roads. It stems from Bill 59, The Automobile Insurance Rate Stability Act, enacted in November 1996, and contributes to stabilizing insurance...
- White papers
- Health Care Markets, The Safety Net and Access to Care Among the Uninsured
- This paper uses nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey MEPS data linked with data from multiple secondary sources to study the relationship between access to care among the uninsured and the local healthcare market and safety net. The study finds that distances between the rural uninsured and safety net providers...
- White papers 2004-09-01
- Is Health Insurance Affordable for the Uninsured?
- This paper investigates the meaning of "affordability" in the context of health insurance. Assessing the relationship between the affordability of coverage and the large number of uninsured in the U.S. is important for understanding the barriers to purchasing coverage for the uninsured and evaluating the role of policy in reducing...
- White papers 2002-10-01
- Health Care Access for Uninsured Adults: A Strong Safety Net Is Not the Same as Insurance
- This brief examines the extent to which differences in the safety-net environment account for differences in the uninsureds' access to and use of health care. After grouping states according to the vulnerability of various aspects of their health care safety nets, the paper examines whether low-income uninsured adults get less...
- White papers 2002-01-01
- Access to Free Care for the Uninsured and Its Effect on Private Health Insurance Coverage
- This thesis tests this hypothesized relationship empirically, concentrating on the variation in the availability of free care for the uninsured across the different markets. An "access to care" measure of the uninsured's cost-related difficulties in obtaining care is used to aggregate across the varying sources of their free care. Models...
- White papers 2000-11-19
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