S2180 Brings Meaningful Access for Behavioral Care Patients in NJ
New Jersey Senate Bill S2180 could result in meaningful access for patients in behavioral care. The legislation would no longer…
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Insurance Industry Has Responsibility To Improve Patient Access
UnitedHealth Group, America’s largest health insurer, boasted of its $36 billion in revenues in first quarter 2015 revenues, a 13%…
Lawsuit Arises over Cost of Hepatitis C Drug
Last week, a woman a filed a suit against a health insurance company after it failed to cover the cost…
More Americans Skip over Health Care Services Due to High Costs
A new Commonwealth Fund report indicates that a large proportion of Americans avoid seeing doctors because of increasingly high out-of-pocket…
All-Payer Claims Database as a Tool for Health Care Price Transparency
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has been facilitating an ongoing discussion on the need for health care price transparency.…
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month: Getting Tested is Critical
Since May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, the Douglas County, Wisconsin, health department is collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control…
Americans Must Take Cancer Screening Seriously
Despite awareness campaigns and new laws requiring health insurance companies to fully pay for cancer screenings, a new government survey…
Growing Wave of Hep-C Infections Linked to Rx Drug Abuse
According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prescription opioid abuse appears to be…
The National Institute of Health Has Big Plans for Precision Medicine
The push for precision medicine is gaining momentum with bipartisan support and $210 million in funding in President Obama’s 2015-16…
A Fingerprint Scanner Can Improve Access to Care in Developing Countries
British postgraduate students have developed a pocket-sized fingerprint scanner that they hope will improve access to care for people living…