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Medical Debt Linked to Deferred Care, Especially Dental Care
4+ day ago (239+ words) Medical debt associated with increase in probability of deferred dental care, medical care, mental health care ... HealthDay News " Medical debt is associated with deferred care, most commonly deferred dental care, according to a study published online March 10 in the Journal…...
Obamacare Premiums Could Jump 30% as Subsidies Expire
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (500+ words) HealthDay News "Millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance could soon face steep premium increases, as temporary federal subsidies that helped lower costs for Obamacare plans are set to expire at year's end. For most of the 20 million…...
Pfizer Strikes Deal With Trump Admin to Lower Medicaid Drug Costs
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (440+ words) HealthDay News " The White House has struck a deal with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. to lower the cost of prescription drugs for the Medicaid program. The agreement, announced at the White House Tuesday by President Donald Trump and Pfizer CEO…...
Big Beautiful Bill’s Changes to Medicaid Will Lead to Deaths and Economic Losses, Researchers Project
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (150+ words) Cuts to Medicaid prompted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could lead to thousands of excess deaths, hundreds of thousands of preventable hospitalizations, and billions of dollars in economic losses, according to data published in JAMA Health Forum. Based…...
Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Cause Rural Hospital Closures, CEOs Warn HealthDay TV
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (594+ words) HealthDay News " Proposed cuts to Medicaid could be devastating to America's rural hospitals, health care CEOs are warning in interviews with HealthDay. House Republicans have proposed an $880 billion reduction in Medicaid funding. Combined with other health care cuts, the package…...