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The federal health law offered new coverage guarantees for women, and some advocates fear they could change under Republicansā efforts to ārepeal and replaceā the Affordable Care Act.
A number of preventive services used by both men and women are now available at no cost to consumers.
Research shows exercise-based cardiac rehab programs help heart patients heal faster and live longer. But fewer than a third take part. Time and cost are the main barriers, doctors and patients say.
A small group of advocates and entrepreneurs is using mobile phones and digital scales to make a difference in the health of poor people, too.
The U.S Preventive Services Task Force recently expanded the list of approved colorectal cancer screening tests. Hereās a primer on these various tests and how they might be covered now and in the future by health insurance.
In these two high-risk states, public health workers face challenges in educating women about the virus and minimizing its impact.
A study finds that the program, developed by the YMCA, helped beneficiaries improve their diets, get more exercise and lose weight.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says there is not enough evidence to know whether vision screening given by primary care doctors benefits patients.
Primary care doctors can do the initial screening and recommendations for a colonoscopy, the researchers write in JAMA.
Both states are offering ābasic health programsā that provide policies to consumers with low monthly premiums and copayments, and low or no deductibles.
The health law waived Medicareās Part B deductible and dropped the 20 percent copayment for the preventive tests.
The prevention task force also recommends that patients with high blood sugar levels be referred to nutrition and exercise counseling. Under the health law, the services would be covered by insurance without cost sharing.
Millions of Americans over 60 are risking illnesses by skipping their shots.
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