A new analysis by Stanford researchers suggests the health care industry can reap many of the economic benefits of a “Medicare for All” program through incremental changes to the private health care market. Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine…
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Children’s preventive healthcare costs dropped under ACA: study
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) dramatically increased children’s preventive healthcare while reducing out-of-pocket costs, according to a new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study found that checkups with out-of-pocket costs dropped…
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ACA Lowered Out-of-Pocket Costs for Low-Income Families
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 — Low- and middle-income families experienced a larger reduction in out-of-pocket (OOP) costs after initiation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) than higher-income families, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in JAMA Pediatrics. Lauren…
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Health care use, costs increase 20-fold after firearm injury
(HealthDay)—Actual health care costs increase up to 20-fold in the six months after a gunshot injury versus the six months before, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Megan L. Ranney, M.D., M.P.H.,…
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This DIY hack to combat wildfire smoke costs less than $20
If you are anywhere in the Western United States right now, you’re probably having a little trouble breathing. Unprecedented and widespread wildfire smoke is sending harmful particulates into the air in both areas directly and indirectly affected by these fires….
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Insurer, insured costs for HIV PrEP rising in the United States
(HealthDay)—From 2014 to 2018, there were increases noted in third-party and out-of-pocket (OOP) payments per 30 tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with emtricitabine (TDF-FTC) tablets for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to a study published online Sept. 8 in the Annals of…
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