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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...
Free Health Care Causing Grief for Doctors And Patients Alike in Côte D’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire is studying national health insurance and other schemes for financing public health services so more people have access to quality care. For now the temporary policy of free care – which the government said was aimed to help...Children with Public Health Insurance 22% Less Likely to Receive Comprehensive Primary Care
Children with public insurance are 22 percent less likely to receive comprehensive primary care than those with private insurance, according to new research from the University of Michigan Medical School. Public insurance programs cover one-third of U.S....Massachusetts Health-care Reform Increased Access to Care, Particularly Among Disadvantaged
Recent research conducted at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health may have strong implications for informing the controversial debate currently surrounding national health care reform. In a study published in the July edition...Health Reform to Make Health Insurance Affordable for Nearly All Families
Ninety percent of American families living above the federal poverty level will be able to afford health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. The report finds that new subsidies available through health...18.3 Million Baby Boomers Could Benefit From the Affordable Care Act
18.3 million men and women ages 50 to 64 stand to benefit from provisions in the Affordable Care Act that expand access to affordable health insurance, assure that all health insurance provides a standard comprehensive benefit, prevent insurers from denying...
Nearly 20% of Californians Report Need for Mental Health Services
In a comprehensive new study of mental health status and the use of mental health services by Californians, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that nearly one in five adults in the state — about 4.9 million people — said they needed...
