Insurance

Insurance status contributes to considerable disparities in care quality for patients with head and neck cancer, according to retrospective study results.

Lack of available health care providers, health insurance exclusions and a lengthy assessment process are among barriers transgender people face when seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy, according to study findings.

As part of its ongoing campaign against UnitedHealthcare and the insurer’s plans to implement the Gold Card program for gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures, AGA encourages all supporters to use the hashtag #StopUHC on social media.

An increasing number of insurance carriers are cutting out infusion centers and small practices for the delivery of infusion medications, and the impact on patient care could be profound.

DENVER — More than 1,200 clinicians are coming together to learn more about obesity at the Obesity Medicine Association’s 2024 conference, according to a speaker here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Public insurance may be associated with delays in time to surgery compared with private insurance in patients with distal radius fractures, according to results presented here.

Transplant recipients of undocumented immigration status who once relied on emergency hemodialysis face barriers in care due to a lack of health insurance, according to recently published data.

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTLA, was passed to protect patients without insurance who were experiencing medical emergencies.

LAS VEGAS — Medication denials, forced medication switches and prior authorizations were among insurance-mandated barriers associated with negative clinical outcomes among patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to data.

The proportion of individuals with newly diagnosed cancer who lacked insurance in the U.S. declined significantly from 2010 to 2019, according to data published in Health Affairs Scholar.