uninsured

As the numbers continue to mount, the face of the uninsured gets more and complex now that there are 45.7 million uninsured people in the U.S. The TV talk show host Dr. Oz put a face on the uninsured with a recent episode focusing on the uninsured. He traveled to Houston with the help of 700...

That health insurers don't like it when you actually use your insurance is an open secret. In fact, industry veteran Martin Watson freely admits that avoiding member phone calls and insurance claims is standard industry practice. The former executive with Aetna (AET) and United HealthCare (UNH)...

When the 5-year-old boy opened wide for dentist Lindsey Robinson in April, she found cavities in the back corners of his mouth. But his parents, who had no insurance, didn't bring him back for fillings. The boy returned in September with a toothache. Untreated, one cavity ''got into the nerve and...

Here's a statistic bound to stiffen the resolve of health care reformers: The number of yearly U.S. deaths linked to lack of health insurance is now thought to be nearly 45,000 -- about 2.5 times more than previous estimates seven years ago. That means one person dies every 12 minutes. Why the...

Got health care? In this American recession, probably not, especially if you're included in the 10% unemployment rate. And this flu season is shaping up to be über-nasty.With separate vaccines for seasonal flu and swine flu (be advised!), more Americans than ever will be eager to get stuck...

Dr. Scott Nelson has found a growing problem among his patients in rural Mississippi, and it's not related to a disease.More and more patients, he says, have extremely high deductibles in their health insurance plans. As high as $5,000. So they must pay that amount out-of-pocket in a year before...

More and more small businesses face a Hobson's choice: eliminate their employee-sponsored health insurance plans or start eliminating jobs. With health insurance premiums topping $800 for single employee coverage per month in many states, covering just three or four workers can mean one less...

Today the Wall Street Journal reports that an increasing number of consumers are no longer paying for automobile insurance because of the economy. What does that mean for responsible consumers like me who pay for insurance? If an uninsured driver hits me, I'm screwed.This very thing happened to me...

This week, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is sponsoring Cover the Uninsured Week, a program launched in 2003 to raise awareness of the plight of the 47 million Americans who lack health insurance. The foundation's web site is packed with helpful information and resources, as well as moving...