Context: The 2008 financial crisis had a far-reaching impact on nearly every sector of the economy. As unemployment increased so did the uninsured. Already operating on a slim margin and poor payer mix, many critical access hospitals are facing a tough road ahead. Purpose: We seek to examine...
because that is not a medical term that we would use," Saseen said. "We would use the terms risk versus benefit. 'Threat' is a non-medical professional term. It is a social term. It is a polarizing term that may just unduly bias the way that we would ...
Population health strategies for healthcare's underserved Strategies for supporting healthcare's underserved are as varied as the populations themselves. Because vulnerable populations do not have a one-size-fits-all definition, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to engaging them. Focusing on SD...
Medicaid generally pays health care providers such as doctors and hospitals less money for services than Medicare or private insurance does. But it can be more money than they'd get caring for people who are uninsured — and without Medicaid, many more Americans would be uninsured. Like states,...
Your auto insurance policy is a package of different coverage types. Some coverage types, like liability, may pay the other party for injuries and damages if you cause an accident. Other coverage types — such as comprehensive, collision, personal injury protection and uninsured motorist property ...
Democrats say that cutting fraud alone is unlikely to generate the volume of savings needed, contending that the cuts will likely force states to bear the burden of reimbursing healthcare providers and may leave many vulnerable patients uninsured, unable to afford medical treatme...
What is an OWI charge? Methodology Bankrate utilizes Quadrant Information Services to analyze January 2025 rates for all ZIP codes and carriers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Rates are weighted based on the population density in each geographic region. Quoted rates are based on a singl...
Medicaid and Medicarewere created by the same legislation — an addition to the Social Security Act — that was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965.Medicaid is a government health insurance program for people with low incomes and adults and children with disabilities.Medicare,...
Looking forward, an aging population is expected to increase demand for the types of care-economy roles that many Black workers occupy today. Upgrading the quality and stability of these jobs is an issue of growing importance. The public and private sectors can address i...
As of 2019, there is no longer a federal financial penalty for beinguninsured. However, some states, including California, Massachusetts and New Jersey, have reinstated their own mandates, requiring residents to maintain coverage or pay a state-level penalty. ...