Infographic: Uninsured and Unhealthy – The Health Insurance Woes of...
In terms of healthcare, one sector that’s already struggling, and has been for some time now, is African Americans. In 2012, 17.4 percent of non-Hispanic blacks were uninsured. Although this was lower...
View ArticleHealthcare Business Week in Review: Patient Engagement, Hospital Safety,...
Addressing what families and caregivers consider to be most important during a hospital stay is the impetus behind a new guide from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The Guide to...
View ArticleInfographic: Will Your State Run a Healthcare Exchange?
Every state must offer a healthcare insurance exchange by January 2014, under the Affordable Care Act. The Centers for Disease Control estimated there were 48.2 million people without insurance in...
View ArticleInfographic: How Much Does a Hospital Stay Cost?
Approximately 18.4 million Americans had an overnight hospital stay last year, with an average stay of five days. Despite the treatment needed, the average price per visit was around $9,700. Still, the...
View ArticleInfographic: Are Young Invincibles Eligible for Medicaid?
Approximately 5.4 million uninsured young adults, ages 19 to 34, also known as 'young invincibles' are now eligible for Medicaid, according to a new infographic from The Urban Institute. This...
View ArticleInfographic: The Impact of U.S. Healthcare Spending
Medical bills cause more than 60 percent of bankruptcies in the United States, where healthcare is the most expensive in the world, according to an infographic from CauseWish. This infographic also...
View ArticleInfographic: The Effect of Medicaid Expansion Decisions by Southern States
The decision by some Southern states to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act will keep Medicaid eligibility levels low, according to a new infographic by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The...
View ArticleInfographic: Top 10 States with Low Uninsured Rates Post-ACA
The uninsured rates in states that did expand Medicaid has dropped substantially in comparison to the states that did not expand Medicaid, according to a new infographic by LifeHealthPro. The...
View ArticleInfographic: Assessing the Affordable Care Act
There are a number of measures that could be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act, according to the Commonwealth Fund. To date, the ACA's implementation has been associated...
View ArticleInfographic: ACA Reduces Uninsurance Rates, Cost Barriers to Care
The number of uninsured adults dropped for the first time in 2014, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund. In addition, for the first time, fewer adults reported difficulties paying medical...
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