Health insurance benefits improve infant mortality rates

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A new study conducted by NC Child revealed that these rates are closely linked to coverage. Children’s health care advocacy group, NC Child, released the outcome of a recent health insurance benefits study it conducted. The organization looks into best health practices by collecting data from North Carolina families and communities. This most recent research looked specifically at the infant mortality rates and their relationship with health plans. The study indicated a direct relationship between health insurance benefits and improved infant mortality rates. NC Child director of research and data,…

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Study shows 31 million people are not using their health insurance

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Commonwealth Fund study highlights the complications of medical costs and the health care system The Commonwealth Fund has released a new study called “The Problem of Underinsurance and How Rising Deductibles Will Make it Worse.” The study highlights the fact that many people with health insurance coverage are not actually using this coverage. There are many factors that contribute to these issues, but the high cost of medical care and high deductibles are proving to be a barrier to people using their insurance policies. High deductibles are a barrier for…

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Health insurance misunderstandings may lead to bad choices, study

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Research has revealed that there is a gap between the reality of coverage and the average consumer’s perception. The findings that have been published by the American Institutes for Research, from a recent study, have revealed the outcome of an evaluation of the confidence level that people have when they are selecting their health insurance coverage when compared to their actual skills and knowledge on the subject. The open enrollment for buying a health plan is now less than two weeks away and perception may not match reality. As people…

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Health insurance coverage is now protecting more Americans

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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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Does health insurance reduce state death rates?

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A recent study has indicated that as people gain coverage, their risk of dying prematurely drops. The results of a study in Massachusetts have now been released which indicate that the more people gained health insurance in that state, the mortality rate also lowered at a similar pace. This study looked into the difference in death rate over a period of four years in the state. It examined the difference that was made as of the start of the universal health care coverage law in 2006, which required the residents…

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