The percentage of uninsured Americans has declined over the past decade thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and historically low unemployment. Still, The US uninsured rate leaves room for improvement, especially among underserved communities and ethnicities. The lack of affordable healthcare has a lasting impact on health, wellness, and financial security and will require
Access to Healthcare in a Recession: How the Economy Impacts Care There are hundreds of articles celebrating the healthcare industry as recession-proof. There is decidedly less information available that shows how access to healthcare services changes during economic turbulence. In a nation where roughly 49% of us have health insurance through an employer, the health
Cancer screenings save lives. From a purely humanitarian perspective, preventative health services like mammograms and colonoscopies are critical life-saving that are minimally invasive and relatively low cost for healthcare providers. And a federal judge may have just taken away these types of preventative screenings. Nearly 168 million Americans on both employer health insurance and who
