Health Savings Accounts Hurt Poor, Care - Report
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Health plans with high patient-paid deductibles, embraced by many Republicans as a market-based solution to quell soaring medical-care costs, lead to poorer quality care and increasing patient debt, a study released on Thursday said.
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October 22, 2004 -- ALBANY - The multibillion-dollar health-care program that helps fund everything from medical colleges to insurance for poor children may run a shortfall by the end of the state fiscal year, Comptroller Alan Hevesi warned yesterday.
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The very few patients who repeatedly require intensive care for their illnesses are responsible for a sizable chunk of the money used for this purpose, a new study finds.
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A US watchdog group warned Thursday that six states face cutbacks in health insurance for uninsured, low-income children next year unless Congress acts.
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People caring for sick or disabled relatives are saving the state Â£87bn a year by providing unpaid support instead of relying on the NHS and social services, research for the charity Carers UK has revealed.
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Home care provider will feel the pinch from lower Medicare reimbursement.
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US workers are paying more for health insurance and receiving less than they were four years ago and the situation is particularly acute in several states important in the presidential race, said a consumer group that has been critical
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Some states are warning that hundreds of thousands of poor children could lose their health insurance if Congress doesn't act soon to come through with more money for the program.
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Consumer-driven health plan  A general term describing a plan that allows consumers to create tax-free savings accounts to pay medical expenses. Plans are typically combined with high-deductible, lower-premium health insurance policies. Health savings accounts (see below) are the consumer-driven plans getting the most attention this year. While consumer-driven plans cost less upfront, provide members with more choices for care and create incentives to shop the medical marketplace for cost and quality, they also expose those who need extensive care to considerable out-of-pocket costs.
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Security weaknesses have left millions of elderly, disabled and poor Americans vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure of their medical and other personal records, federal investigators said yesterday.
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The multi-billion-dollar health care programthat helps fund everything from medical colleges to insurance for poor children may run a shortfall by the end of the state fiscal year.
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Going without healthcare coverage can spell disaster for your finances.
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While spending on health has tripled over the last 20 years, poor countries are not reaping the benefits, experts warn. BY MICHAEL O BOYLE/The Herald Mexico.
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For a monthly fee as low as $50, working-poor residents of Howard County would get access to health services ranging from immunizations and checkups to mental health and hospital care under a plan that county officials say could provide a template for jurisdictions across the nation.
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Affluent Americans worry about losing   their retirement savings to rising inflation and high health   care costs but the painful memories of the bear market of   2000-2003 lead many to invest more conservatively, according to   a study released on Tuesday.
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AMERICANS have been pouring greater and greater portions of the their salaries into health care over the past few years. And what makes most employees sick is that they are getting less and less for their money.
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The nation&#39;s pharmacists are reaping windfall profits at the expense of Medicaid, the government health care program for the poor.