Tag: Health Costs
Four Million Americans Could Lose Health Coverage Once ACA Credits Expire
Many Seniors at Risk for Financial Precarity From Cost of Hospital Stay
Financial precarity more prevalent among Black and Hispanic versus White, those with less versus more than high school education
ACS: Many Cancer Patients Face Lasting Financial Difficulties
Patients with cancer have higher rates of total collections, medical collections, and bankruptcy
Boarding Admitted Stroke Patients in Emergency Department Financially Costly
Costs increased with medical-surgical and ICU boarding of patients versus inpatient care
AAO: Wastage Seen With Artificial Expiration of Eye Drops in Ophthalmic Clinics
Artificial expiration dates of 14 and 28 days lead to $1,328, 207 g plastic, 11,881 drops wasted per year
Biden Proposes That Insurers Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control
How Would Billing for Secure Messages Impact Patients, Physicians?
Patients' reactions were described as resigned acceptance, while physicians were hopeful policy would reduce message volume
Medical Financial Hardships Shared in Cancer-Linked Crowdfunding Stories
About one-quarter of fundraising stories had natural language processing outputs for medical financial hardships and health-related social needs
Rheumatoid Arthritis Tied to Heavy Economic and Human Burdens
Higher annual health care expenditures and lower quality of life reported for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis
