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Health insurance survey show consumers want better communication

August 29, 2012August 28, 2012 Nordstrom

Pitney Bowes examines the state of the health insurance industry Pitney Bowes Inc., a company specializing in the development of software and hardware related to shipping, has conducted research concerning health insurance providers and how they are seen by consumers. The research highlights a number of aspects that health insurance companies may have to focus on improving while also drawing attention to the areas where these companies are seeing success. The research was commissioned by ORC International, a polling firm, and accounts for approximately 1,000 U.S. consumers. Participants were surveyed…

Health insurance is a better predictor of heart attack death than other important factors

August 18, 2012August 17, 2012 Julie Campbell

The presence of coverage is a more accurate risk factor than ethnicity. According to researchers at Johns Hopkins who performed a study on the medical outcomes at a number of Maryland hospitals, the presence of health insurance was a more accurate predictor of whether or not an individual would survive a stroke or heart attack than his or her ethnicity. The research showed that uninsured individuals had a greater likelihood of dying after these events. The Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers found that individuals that did not have…

Women without health insurance receive fewer cancer screenings

June 19, 2012March 1, 2014 H. Cutner

Those who don’t have coverage are also less likely to be up to date with their checkups. The findings of a recent study have shown that individuals who don’t have health insurance and//or who live in rural areas have a lower likelihood of keeping their routine health checkups up to date and to receive the cancer screenings that are recommended for someone within their age or risk group. Screening for cancers has been an issue of significant controversy and debate over the last few years. Even by the standards of…