Charts: The biggest healthcare issues heading into the 2024 election
The 2024 presidential election is just weeks away, and healthcare is expected to be a top issue for voters as they head to the ballot box.
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Healthcare: Most Americans don't realize they can challenge insurance coverage denial, report finds
On top of a healthcare system with ever-growing medical debt, a new report indicates that most Americans are unaware they can challenge some of their unexpected medical bills.
Healthcare: Latinos still 'experience particularly high uninsured rates,' new data shows
Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made significant strides in healthcare coverage since it became enshrined into law in 2010, there are still racial and ethnic groups with high uninsured rates.
Medical debt has reached unprecedented levels in the US, study finds
Medical debt has once again reached unprecedented levels in the US.
The mental health app data privacy problem is getting worse
Mental health apps have become increasingly common over the past few years, particularly due to the rise in telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic.
However, there's a problem: Data privacy is being compromised in the process.
However, there's a problem: Data privacy is being compromised in the process.
Employer-sponsored healthcare costs keep rising, and it's 'sort of untenable'
Employer-sponsored health insurance is growing costlier in the US, according to new data.
Medical debt: New federal rules could provide credit relief for millions of Americans
New proposals from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) could help put an end to the negative effects of medical debt on Americans’ credit reports.
Majority of working-age Americans struggle to afford healthcare, Commonwealth Fund survey finds
Having health insurance doesn’t guarantee being able to afford healthcare costs, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
Obamacare: Report highlights the 'ridiculous' Medicaid coverage gap in the US
Medicaid expansion has become a key political issue under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — commonly known as Obamacare.
These are the best and worst US states for health care
America’s best states for health care are primarily located in the Northeast, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
Health care: Americans are increasingly delaying medical care due to cost
The US health care system is once again falling short for Americans.
CFPB report shows medical credit card debt is 'a symptom' of U.S. health care, expert says
As US health care costs continue reaching enormous levels, many Americans have turned to medical credit cards as a way to finance their medical bills.
Biden moves to expand Obamacare and Medicaid for Dreamers
While the fate of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Act is currently in limbo, the Biden administration announced Thursday that it would expand health care coverage for DACA recipients — commonly known as Dreamers — by allowing them to enroll in a health care plan through Obamacare or Medicaid.
New study shows just how big Obamacare was for minorities
Medicaid expansion has not only reduced the overall number of people in the U.S. without health insurance — it has also narrowed racial gaps in health insurance coverage.
‘I got scammed’: Americans describe getting surprise medical bills via health care loopholes
A quirk in the Affordable Care Act is creating additional headaches.
Study details how data brokers are 'willing and able' to sell your mental health records
Data brokers are capitalizing off the sale of Americans’ mental health data, a new report from Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy found.
Record-high Obamacare enrollment: The numbers behind Biden’s health care victory lap
Enrollment for health plans through the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, insurance marketplaces reached a record high during this year's open enrollment period, a feat applauded by President Joe Biden this week.
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company takes another step 'to disrupt the current pharmacy supply chain'
The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company is teaming up with EmsanaRx, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) focused on employer plans, to make lower-cost prescription drugs more accessible to patients through their employers.
America's employer-led health insurance system is falling short, survey suggests
A new survey by the Commonwealth Fund found that America’s health care system is not comprehensive enough, even for those able to obtain health insurance through their employer.
Mark Cuban: 'No one should have to choose between food, rent, or medicine'
The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act may finally start to rein in prescription drug costs by enabling Medicare to negotiate drug prices for the first time.
Why Big Pharma's main argument about drug prices doesn't hold up, according to Rep. Katie Porter
The pharmaceutical industry has drawn strong criticism over the past decade for driving up the prices of prescription drugs.
Rep. Katie Porter: 'There’s no mystery' why drug prices are so high
For over a decade, politicians have vowed to lower drug prices and take on the pharmaceutical industry while most legislation stalled in Congress.
U.S. rise in alcohol deaths reflects 'hidden tolls of the pandemic,' study finds
The coronavirus pandemic had a devastating effect on people’s mental health throughout 2020 and 2021.
Health care: White House announces measures to reduce the burden of medical debt
After recently overhauling a "glitch" in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Biden administration is now addressing another issue plaguing the American health care system: medical debt.
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