Minorities, uninsured less likely to receive care at high-volume hospitals
Compared to white patients, black, Asian and Hispanic patients and those who are uninsured are less likely to undergo complex surgery at high-volume hospitals, which have been associated with better outcomes, according to a study in the October 25 issue of JAMA. Efforts to improve the quality of surgical care in the United States have led many organizations to advocate the use of high-vol...Uninsured People Turn To Free Clinics.
National statistics show that the numbers of uninsured people in US have increased. This is due to the fact that the government does not provide health insurance for people who are not disabled or are not senior citizens.// Those who are not insured are recent college graduates and patients from middle-class and suburban backgrounds. Also people who are in the age group of 20 to 64 are...San Francisco Mayor Proposes An Alternate Plan For The Uninsured City Residents
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said that he has a plan that will enable the uninsured in the city to have access to health care facility. // The taxpayers, employers and the recipients of the insurance coverage, will cover this insurance. His plan has the potential to benefit tens of thousands of city residents. Supervisor Tom Ammiano who is a member of the health care legislation sai...Mexi-Plan by Health Net, Expected To Be a Boon for Uninsured Latinos
Latinos are perhaps waiting with bated breath to hear the announcement from Health Net of California regarding the state's first private insurance plans and what it has in store for those who wish to seek the assistance of doctors in Mexico or the United States. // The company has novel schemes on the anvil, whereby, medical benefits can be availed for as little as $75 a month, paid d...50% of young US adults uninsured
According to a Government survey, nearly 50% of youth in the United States cannot boast of a health insurance that backs them up, and so is the case with nearly 15 million// American adults who have been uninsured for nearly four years in succession. A report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, found that those Americans who were not covered under health insurance belon...Lack Of Insurance Means Worse Care For Uninsured
A new study finds, that lack of insurance means worse care when it comes to preventive tests that can catch cancer and other diseases early, even for the relatively well off people. // The study author Dr. Joseph S. Ross, a primary care internist in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Yale University, explained that lacking in health insurance was associated with redu...