The latest Visualizing Health Policy infographic from JAMA considers who will be covered under the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion provisions, which states have opted to implement or not implement the ACA Medicaid expansion, the proportion of nonelderly uninsured individuals who will likely...
This health reform infographic from Clarity Way presents a year-by-year breakdown of the programs and changes to healthcare resulting from the Affordable Care Act. This detailed graphic covers everything from the mandated posting of restaurant calorie counts to the 40 percent tax on 'Cadillac'...
In terms of healthcare, one sector that’s already struggling, and has been for some time now, is African Americans. In 2012, 17.4 percent of non-Hispanic blacks were uninsured. Although this was lower than the 29.4 percent recorded for Hispanics, it was much higher than the 11.2 percnet tallied for non...
"When you look at some of the characteristics of the dual eligibles, in the under 65 population, 66 percent have only a chronic condition and have no functional impairments. But as you move up to the older ages, there’s fewer frailty and a bit more of the chronic conditions," according to Dr...
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Who are the dually eligible? There are about 9 million individuals in the United States eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, notes Timothy C. Schwab, MD, FACP, chief medical officer of SCAN Health Plan. And before developing a case management or population health management approach for duals, it...