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Health insurance hasn’t eliminated worries about medical costs

H. Cutner
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One in four Americans who have coverage are still worried about expenses associated with major illness. A recent poll has shown that despite the fact that people are covered by health insurance, they are still maintaining a certain level of concern when it comes to the financial impact that they would face if they should ever experience a major illness. The research showed that one quarter of Americans who do have a private health plan remain worried. This reveals that despite the fact that they do have health insurance coverage,…

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Health insurance coverage is now protecting more Americans

Julie Campbell
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A new survey has shown that the number of uninsured people in the United States has dropped. This week, federal researchers have reported that in the first quarter of 2014, there was a substantial decline in the number of people in the United States who do not have health insurance. This represents the very first official federal measure of the number of uninsured people, this year. This represents the first time the federal government has measured the number of Americans without health insurance coverage since the individual mandate of the…

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Veterans Affairs Clinics audit shows massive health care wait times

Julie Campbell
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It was revealed that over 100,000 veterans are currently experiencing three month delays for appointments. An internal audit that has now been released by the struggling agency has shown that the Veterans Affairs clinics are currently facing extremely long wait times for appointments. These medical centers operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs often have waits of over 90 days. In fact, what the audit report showed was that there are over 100,000 vets who are experiencing wait times of at least 90 days for their appointments at Veterans…

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Insurance technology could soon bring wearables into health care

Julie Campbell
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Fitness and activity trackers are becoming popular and could provide helpful medical data. Just as pay as you drive policies are becoming popular among auto insurers, a new form of potential insurance technology is now becoming increasingly popular along with the trend of wearable devices and gadgets such as smartwatches and fitness bands. This could prove to be exceptionally helpful to the health care industry, and perhaps to insurers, as well. As fitness trackers such as Fitbit become increasingly commonplace, and major smartwatch manufacturers enhance their products with activity monitoring…

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The impact of one hour of sleep on health care costs

Julie Campbell
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Daylight savings time strips drivers of one hour of sleep, causing a surprising and costly result. One hour of sleep may not seem like a tremendous amount, but as the majority of the country grumbled over having to “spring forward” with daylight savings time, health care costs saw a notable, short term spike that will only repeat itself at the same time next year. Many studies continue to show that even one hour of sleep can have detrimental effects. At the same time that the majority of people do like…

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