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Category: Access to Care
Lawsuit aims to kill subsidy
As an income-less medical student, I would be one of the 7.1 million people who have signed up for Obamacare this year—except I live in Texas, one of the 21 states that elected to not expand Medicaid. At the same Continue Reading …
Debunking “FloozyCare”
As the implementation of the Affordable Care Act continues, controversy remains around requiring contraception coverage as part of minimum preventive benefits. This study examined whether providing free reversible contraception was associated with a change in sexual behavior. Using data from Continue Reading …
Insuring Our Nations Veterans
Myth: All United States military veterans receive health insurance. Fact: More than 1.5 million U.S. veterans were uninsured in 2010. A recent article in the American Journal of Public Health examined the impact of the Affordable Care Act on military Continue Reading …
Understanding Implications of the Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data
This week, Medicare’s public release of “Provider Utilization and Payment Data” has caused quite a stir. Yet, it has raised more questions than it has answered. From what I have read on Facebook and Twitter, there seems to be widespread confusion concerning Continue Reading …
Make it rain!
I decided to search the New York Times database to figure out how much money the contributors to this blog made off of Medicare after the uproar yesterday about overpaid doctors. I was a bit disappointed to find out that Continue Reading …