Family Physicians of St. Joseph

APRIL 23, 2019

Originally from WSBT22 by Brooke O’Daniel Imagine going to a doctor’s office that doesn’t take health insurance; instead, they charge a monthly fee. They said even though they have health insurance, paying a monthly fee is actually less expensive than paying their insurance deductible. "Her

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The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

In contrast to the personality-driven path that Lyndon Johnson took to navigate legislative obstacles to Medicare and Medicaid, former management consultant Mitt Romney charted a decidedly different course to expanding health insurance when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003. It was one thing to ask drivers to buy car insurance.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

AUGUST 28, 2024

Prior authorizations, a common practice requiring health care providers to obtain approval from insurance companies before proceeding with prescribed treatments or medications, has become a notable point of contention.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Health insurance instability may be particularly challenging for patients with diabetes who need regular chronic care management to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. Outcome Measures: Churning was defined as having two or more consecutive uninsured visits after the baseline insured visit.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: The diverse sample included patients with LC with different insurance/payor types, and developed COVID symptoms at various time points in the pandemic. Insurance types included private (n=12, 48%), Medicare/Medicaid/Public (n=8, 32%), Worker’s compensation (n=2, 8%), and other (n=3, 12%).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The patients in the public clinic were less likely to have insurance for medications (77.4 Time-motion studies and fee-for-service payment in primary care should consider the profound impact of practice settings influenced by insurance coverage and social determinants. vs 88.3%), high cholesterol (65.9 vs 64.1%), and pain (55.6

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Hispanic or Latino, 30% rural and 27% not insured. vs 59.4%, p <0.001), and be insured (83.5% vs 59.4%, p <0.001), and be insured (83.5% Though co-testing increased steadily across 3 FQHCs, the proportion varied across organizations, ranging from 19.7% Among 12,506 screened average-risk individuals, the mean age was 39.0

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Participants with Medicaid reported disproportionately greater sludge compared with those insured by other payers [79 (36, 169)] vs. [60 (23, 126)] (p=.048). Interview participants perceived inequities in the screening process based on insurer or "knowing the right people". 47, p< 001).

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Family Physicians of Greeley

JUNE 16, 2023

Navigating the complexities of insurance and healthcare costs can be overwhelming for patients. Understanding your insurance coverage, managing medical bills, and finding affordable healthcare options are essential for maintaining your health without breaking the bank. Persistence and clear communication can often lead to a resolution.

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NPR Health - Shots

JANUARY 13, 2023

It's the last weekend for Obamacare open enrollment, and nearly 16 million Americans have signed up for a health insurance plan. Image credit: Subin Yang)

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 23, 2025

So I called the patient’s pharmacy and they don’t have it in stock, but they can get it and my insurance would require a prior authorization. The insurance companies deny requests because there’s no common sense in the process. It’s used in the hospital more often than in outpatient care. They have check boxes.

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The Health Policy Exchange

MAY 7, 2013

Medicaid Expansion map courtesy of Avalere Health via The Washington Pos t Wonkblog 5/5/13 In last month's Georgetown University Health Policy seminar, we discussed the complex role of the Medicaid state-federal partnership (which currently provides health insurance to 1 in every 5 Americans ) in improving access to care and health outcomes.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

HB 477 – ALFA Health Plan Bill What’s in the Bill: House Bill 477 would allow the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) to offer health benefit plans exclusively to its members outside of state insurance regulations.

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NPR Health - Shots

APRIL 17, 2023

Despite laws that say mental health care should be paid for on a par with other medical care, health insurance stopped covering the care a suicidal teen needed before she was stable. Image credit: Keith Negley for NPR)

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Health insurers publish directories of mental health providers to help consumers obtain care; however, inaccurate directories and a shortage of providers within many insurance networks can make finding covered mental health services challenging.

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NPR Health - Shots

JULY 27, 2022

A dump of tens of thousands of colossal digital files from a single insurer is not unusual, and it'll be weeks before data firms can put the information in a usable format for employers and patients. Image credit: DNY59/Getty Images)

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We adjusted for missing commercial insurance claims and excluded outliers (clinicians seeing <100 patients or >7500 patients in a year). Methods: We queried the 2021 Virginia All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) to estimate panel size by identifying the number of unique patients seen by each PCP.

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Now, a new study sheds light on one possible factor: lower enrollment in health insurance. Women and birthing people in rural America are at higher risk of adverse maternal health outcomes, including maternal morbidity and mortality.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 21, 2025

Cash practices are appearing and evolving to meet patients’ needs without the mandates of Medicare and the private insurance industry, but are in essence duplicating cost and effort because of Obamacare’s insurance mandate. The whole notion of Quality is arbitrary and paternalistic.

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Plum Health

AUGUST 30, 2024

Read on to see how you can navigate insurance or skip the headache entirely by joining with a Direct Primary Care membership to Plum Health. Depending on your insurance plan, you might run into issues like formulary exclusions (where your plan doesn't cover Ozempic at all) or high copayments that make it difficult to afford.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Community-dwelling non-elderly adults (19-64 years) residents of Quebec and covered by the public prescription drug insurance between 2014 and 2017.

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NPR Health - Shots

AUGUST 23, 2022

A hospital's cost calculator said her procedure would be $1,400 for patients without insurance. Instead, the bill was almost $18,000 and, her part was more than $5,000 — the balance of her deductible. Image credit: Gavin McIntyre for KHN)

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Some features affecting appointment outcomes were the provider’s experience and type, patient age, patient ethnicity, area deprivation index, home-clinic distance, number of comorbidities, usual provider of care index, insurance, and weather. Conclusion This study leveraged ML and EMRs to identify key factors for the risk of MA.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 14, 2023

Implementation of a state-level insurance policy that prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression can increase access to gender-affirming surgical care, according to a new study by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 27, 2022

adults—particularly women—with employer-sponsored health insurance, according to an analysis by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Health care is growing less affordable for U.S.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In addition, information on liability insurance and protections was sought.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

R) Of these, the 551 patients exposed to a CHW tended to be younger, female, insured by Medicaid, live in a higher SVI area, work full time or were unemployed, or identified as Black and/or African American or Hispanic and Latino. M) Themes from semi-structured interviews with patients.

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NPR Health - Shots

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This guide from Life Kit includes podcast episodes on how to select the right health care plan, a glossary of common insurance jargon and why you should give your summary of benefits a close read.

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NPR Health - Shots

APRIL 5, 2023

Some consumers who bought health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act have had a tough start to the year: Many say it's hard to find an in-network doctor or hospital. Image credit: Getty Images)

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Conclusion Higher rates of HPV testing and co-testing among Black women may reflect differences in demographics like insurance type, education level, and geographic location. More Black women (63.9%) reported they were told what type of test they received than White women (58.2%), p<0.001.

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NPR Health - Shots

APRIL 11, 2023

So can shopping for health insurance. Paying taxes can be agonizing. But a handful of states have made enrolling in subsidized or free coverage a little easier for people when they file their taxes (Image credit: d3sign/Getty Images)

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Provincial administrative claims data was obtained from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). This retrospective population-based cohort study included patients seen by physicians in boutique clinics, Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), and all of Ontario.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This database contains data on, amongst other data, medication use, diagnosis, measurements taken and GP practice visits; data on the GP practice, such as size and location and data on insurance claims.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The pandemic did not affect disparity in rural LVOP but had an LVOP-reducing effect on low-income (M) and an LVOP-increasing effect on older adults (MA) compared to the commercially insured from 2019-2021. Significantly greater rural rates of LVOP for acute low-back pain may contribute to the disproportionate rates of opioid-related harms.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

Here are some examples you might encounter: ICD-10 code for new patient visit : Z00.00 Can You Establish Care Virtually? Absolutely. With the growth of telehealth, many people now schedule a telemedicine appointment to begin care—especially for follow-ups, medication refills, or minor concerns. When Should You Schedule an Appointment?

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 10, 2023

Insurance status mediates racial and ethnic inequities in advanced-stage cervical cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online March 10 in JAMA Network Open.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The demographics between those who progressed to ARS and those who got better were generally similar, including age, gender, race, education, employment, and type of health insurance. Patients with a telemedicine versus in person visit had a lower, but not statistically significant, rate of progression to ARS (50% vs 64%, p=0.375).

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