Insurance Coverage

Having a child with vs. without cystic fibrosis heightened the odds for job lock and curtailed employment among parents/caregivers, according to a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Both medical students and physicians reported incurring significant out-of-pocket costs from using assisted reproductive technology, according to study results.

Many historically underrepresented groups, individuals on Medicaid and some without insurance at low atherosclerotic risk continue to take low-dose aspirin despite bleeding risk, in contrast to recent clinical guidance, researchers found.

Black, single, publicly insured and uninsured women are disproportionately targeted by current risk factor-based toxicology policies in the labor and delivery department after birth, according to study findings published in O&G Open.

INDIANAPOLIS — In this Healio video, Brooke Messer, OD, FAAO, FSLS, from Vance Thompson Vision, discusses controversies in the management of keratoconus specifically related to insurance coverage of corneal crosslinking.

PHILADELPHIA — None of the top 25 insurers in the United States offer explicit policy coverage for primary or revisional endoscopic bariatric therapies, according to data presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

In a Healio video exclusive, members of the ACG Board of Governors voiced concerns over the potential impact of UnitedHealthcare’s national Gold Card program for gastrointestinal procedures following its launch on Oct. 1, 2024.

SAN DIEGO — A wearable remote electrical neuromodulation device provided consistent efficacy and clinically meaningful benefit to those with migraine, according to a poster presentation at the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

As part of routine screening for financial hardship, clinicians should discuss an individual’s employment, access to paid leave and health insurance coverage when constructing a treatment plan relating to cancer care.

Earlier this month, members of the American Optometric Association and The Vision Council met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to advocate for federal policy reform and promote broad access to vison care, the organizations announced.