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Employer Health Insurance Premiums Increased 50 Percent in Every State From 2003 to 2010
Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased by 50 percent from 2003 to 2010, and the annual amount that employees pay toward their insurance increased by 63 percent as businesses required employees to contribute a greater share,...
New International Health Survey of Sicker Adults: Those with a Medical Home Fare Better
Chronically and seriously ill adults who received care from a medical home—an accessible primary care practice that helps coordinate care—were less likely to report medical errors, test duplication, and other care coordination failures, according...
Strategy for Improving Health Care for Uninsured, Low-income, And Minorities in the US
A new set of strategies released by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System could dramatically improve how the U.S. health care system serves vulnerable populations—those in the U.S. who are uninsured, low-income, or...
UK Sourced Funding Boost for South Africa’s Maternal, Child Health Care
The South African Ministry of Health has secured an additional R198 million from the Department for International Development (DFID) in the UK to help the country strengthen maternal and child health service delivery.
One of the Nation’s Leading Providers of Home Healthcare Services to Pay Approximately $150m After False Billing Revealed As Common Practice
Maxim Healthcare Services Inc., one of the nation’s leading providers of home healthcare services, has entered into a settlement to resolve criminal and civil charges relating to a nationwide scheme to defraud Medicaid programs and the Veterans Affairs...
Health Workers Told to Put More Focus on Achieving Better Outcomes on Child Services
Deputy Health Minister Dr Gwen Ramokgopa has challenged health workers to put more focus on achieving better outcomes on child services.
US Physician Practices Spend 4 Times Canadian Practices
Physicians in the United States spend nearly four times as much dealing with health insurers and payers compared with doctors in Canada. Most of the difference stems from the fact that Canadian physicians deal with a single payer, in contrast to the multiple...
Study Indicates Big Gap Exists on Health Care Spending Between Latinos And Whites
New research out of UCLA has found that Latinos living in the United States — particularly those who were born outside the country — are far less likely to spend for health care and are more likely to pay out-of-pocket when they do spend than the...
