FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Aug. 12, 2016
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Black children and young adults are about half as likely as their white counterparts
Wealthier Americans now receive much more health care than middle class or poor, reversing a 50-year trend: Harvard study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 6, 2016
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Inequality in the use of health care has increased dramatically in recent years, with wealthier
‘Cadillac tax’ on health benefits will hit middle class hardest: study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 11, 2016
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Although both liberal and conservative economists have denounced the longstanding exemption of employment-based health
Government funds nearly two-thirds of U.S. health care costs: American Journal of Public Health study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 21, 2016
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Tax-funded expenditures accounted for 64.3 percent of U.S. health spending – about $1.9
Despite health law’s bow to prevention, U.S. public health funding is declining: American Journal of Public Health study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Nov. 12, 2015
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Although the language of the Affordable Care Act places considerable emphasis on disease prevention – for
Medicaid coverage improves access to health care and chronic disease control: American Journal of Public Health study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Nov. 12, 2015
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Low-income Americans with Medicaid insurance have more awareness and better treatment of chronic diseases, such as
Hospitals game Medicare readmission rules, avoiding fines but penalizing patients: Health Affairs Blog study
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August 27, 2015
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Hospitals’ growing practice of re-labeling Medicare patient readmissions as “observation stays,” or treating returning Medicare patients
Health insurance coverage in U.S. varies widely by county, pointing to need for further reform: study
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July 20, 2015
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A new study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of New Mexico suggests
Unauthorized immigrants prolong the life of Medicare Trust Fund: JGIM study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 23, 2015
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Unauthorized immigrants pay billions more into Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund each year than they withdraw
ACA adding billions to health care bureaucratic waste: study
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May 27, 2015
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The Affordable Care Act will add more than a quarter of a trillion dollars to the already
Health law hasn’t cut insurers’ rate of overhead spending: study
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March 12, 2015
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Despite claims by the Obama administration that the Affordable Care Act will reduce health insurance companies’ spending
$375 billion wasted on billing and health insurance-related paperwork annually: study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 12, 2015
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Medical billing paperwork and insurance-related red tape cost the U.S. economy approximately $471 billion