Uninsured Americans not planning to sign up by today’s deadline for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) say they are basing that decision, at least in part, on the cost of coverage. However, most made that decision without visiting an exchange to get a price quote or to see if they were eligible… Keep reading →
Healthcare Reform
Study: Uninsured Americans Largely Skipped Affordable Care Act Sign-Ups Because of Cost, But Were They Making Informed Decisions?
By businesswireFor the sixth consecutive year, global well-being improvement leader Healthways (NASDAQ: HWAY) and world-leading management consulting firm Gallup have released their analysis of the state of well-being for communities, states and congressional districts in the United States. Provo-Orem, Utah, and Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia-Kentucky-Ohio, bookended the communities list, with top and bottom rankings, respectively. The analysis… Keep reading →
The growth in health care jobs remained low in February 2014, with a gain of only 9,500 jobs, the third straight month of meager growth, resulting in the lowest three-month gain (17,700) on record. Hospitals, the largest health sector employer, shed 10,000 jobs over this three-month period. Meanwhile, health spending growth has been trending upward,… Keep reading →
Michael Bloomberg Defends Policies and Legacy in Exclusive Interview With Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric
By businesswireToday, Yahoo News (http://news.yahoo.com) debuts Katie Couric’s interview with former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. The story is available at: https://news.yahoo.com/katie-couric-and-michael-bloomberg-221417585.html In his first major interview since leaving office in December, Bloomberg, the U.N.’s newly appointed Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, strongly defended his administration against critics. Among the wide-ranging topics… Keep reading →
Despite Recession, Children’s Health Care Spending Increased Every Year Between 2009-2012, Says New Report
By businesswireSpending on health care for children covered by employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) increased between 2009 and 2012, rising an average 5.5 percent a year, with more dollars spent on boys than girls, and higher spending on infants and toddlers (ages 0-3) than any other children’s age group, finds a new report released today by the Health… Keep reading →
North Dakota is #1 and West Virginia is #50 in Annual Gallup-Healthways State Well-Being Rankings
By businesswireFor the sixth consecutive year, global well-being improvement leader Healthways (NASDAQ: HWAY) and world-leading management consulting firm Gallup have released their analysis of the state of well-being across the United States. North Dakota and West Virginia bookended the list, with top and bottom rankings, respectively. The analysis is based on data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being… Keep reading →
Historically Low Health Job Growth Accompanies Fifth Year of Restrained Health Spending
By businesswireHealth care lost 400 jobs in January 2014, and revised data for December 2013 showed a scant gain of 2,400 jobs. This two-month increase of 2,000 jobs is the lowest since our data series began in 1989, and the 3-month moving average gain of 10,500 jobs has not been lower in more than a decade…. Keep reading →
Former Senators Daschle, Lott, Breaux Form Bipartisan Alliance to Improve Healthcare Delivery through Connected Care
By businesswireLed by former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Trent Lott, and former Senator John Breaux, the Alliance for Connected Care (www.connectwithcare.org) was launched today to promote policy reform around telehealth and remote patient monitoring. Long thought of as an issue affecting only rural areas, advances in technology and broadband deployment have fostered new… Keep reading →
The Association for Medical Ethics Joins the University of California, Irvine for Symposium on Transparency and Disclosure in Medicine
By businesswireIn the new era of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, the financial ties between medicine and industry will be unveiled as the law is implemented this year and transforms the medical community and patient care. Physicians, researchers, lawyers and medical industry professionals from across the nation will gather to discuss transparency, the state of medicine… Keep reading →
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) applauds U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson (R–Ohio) and Bruce Braley (D–Iowa) for introducing bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing teen abuse of over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicines by prohibiting the sale of OTC cough medicines containing dextromethorphan (DXM) to anyone under the age of 18. The Preventing Abuse of Cough Treatments (PACT)… Keep reading →