Prescription opioid drugs: What they cost and who pays
…did Medicaid or private insurance. Medicare spent $328 per person annually, on average, for these drugs. Medicaid and private insurance spent an average of $139 and $209 per person annually,…
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Telemedicine for drug addiction treatment: A research roundup and 5 reporting tips
…reimbursement and is used mainly for research. Per a 2012 Supreme Court ruling, Medicaid expansion is an optional decision for states. In states that have expanded Medicaid, a disproportionate payer…
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National study highlights rural-urban and racial disparities in cancer survivorship
…economic crisis and health-care disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the authors write. They add that the study highlights the role of Medicaid expansion in reducing health disparities. Medicaid is…
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What journalists need to know about potential threats to the ballot initiative process
…special statewide election. Such elections historically have a much lower turnout than a midterm or general election. This is familiar territory for Stitt. He placed a state question for Medicaid…
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Medical spending among the U.S. elderly
…the U.S. population but accounted for 34 percent of healthcare-related spending in 2010, a report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows. In 2010, healthcare spending amounted…
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Racial disparities in telemedicine: A research roundup + 5 reporting tips for journalists
…Policies regulating the availability and reimbursement of telemedicine services vary by state. Medicare is governed by federal policy, but states oversee Medicaid guidelines and decisions about Medicaid expansion, and commercial…
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Achieving mental health parity: The struggle to get insurance plans to improve coverage of mental health care
…to their needs is because there is a wide variation in what insurance covers among plans within and between states.” For example, Medicaid plans in Kentucky and Connecticut did not…
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How the health care sector contributes to climate change: a research roundup and explainer
…Columbia, as well as regulations enforced by federal agencies. But many U.S. hospitals and medical offices depend on payments from the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which are the nation’s largest…
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Oregon health insurance experiment: Evidence from the first year
…of Medicaid insurance in order to measure the impact of health insurance on an individual’s health and well-being. Published in 2012 in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, the study examined…
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Divorce and women’s loss of health insurance
…levels pre- and post-divorce, and distinguishes between private insurance and public supports (Medicaid). Key study findings include: Among women who are insured prior to divorce, more than 16% became uninsured…
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