Help with Medical Bills Medicaid and CHIP (Health Care for Children) What help is available? Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides help with paying medical costs for children of families who cannot afford health insurance or don’t get it through their work. Learn more about eligibility and how to sign up for Medicaid… Read More »
What is the fourth trimester of pregnancy and why is it so important to understand for new mothers? Health professionals and new mothers alike are starting to emphasize the importance of this time period, and for good reason too. Here we’ll discuss the fourth trimester as it relates to nutrition and the many other facets… Read More »
Dive Brief: Fitbit is launching a paid service next month, called Fitbit Premium. As part of the platform, the fitness tracker giant plans to develop personalized wellness reports allowing users to share their data with their physician, including health data trends and analyses of activity, heart rate, sleep and weight fluctuations, later this year. Fitbit… Read More »
In 2018, throughout the United States, the health care sector saw 15 million patient records compromised in 503 breaches. This was three times the number seen in 2017, according to the Protenus Barometer report, a quarterly snapshot of disclosed breaches impacting the health care industry. Cyberattacks in health care are similar to attacks on enterprise… Read More »
Once again, the Trump administration has attacked health care protections. And on cue, advocates for patients have launched a counterattack. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule change to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare). This section prohibits discrimination in health care based on race,… Read More »
Health care cost outlays by insured Americans represents almost one-fifth of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), amounting to almost $ 11,000 for every person in the U.S. Beyond the cost, there is an often-confusing array of paperwork relating to co-pays, deductibles and other elements of the system. With such a sizable investment in our… Read More »