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Connecticut's FAIR health app aims to improve price transparency, health insurance literacy
Connecticut's FAIR health app aims to improve price transparency, health insurance literacy
FAIR Health, a nonprofit cost transparency and health research company, has launched a free mobile app it says can help improve health insurance literacy, promote transparency in medical and dental costs, and increase healthcare engagement among Connecticut residents.The "FH Cost Lookup CT" was funded by a grant from the Connecticut Health Foundation.It comes at a time when changes to the Connecticut health system increasingly require consumers to make complex decisions based on costs associated with their medical and dental care.
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Grants awarded to aid health insurance enrollment
Grants awarded to aid health insurance enrollment
Grants awarded to aid health insurance enrollmentThe Young Women's Christian Association of Pittsburgh, Downtown, and the Consumer Health Coalition, North Side, have been awarded navigator grants to help consumers shop and enroll for marketplace health insurance plans during the upcoming open enrollment period.In all, six grants were awarded statewide totaling $3.07 million.Bayer pushes bid for Monsanto closer to $56 billionThe German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG sweetened its bid for Monsanto, saying that its latest offer, now worth almost $56 billion, reflects "constructive negotiations" in its quest to build a global chemical and seed company.
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Americans without health insurance all-time low, uninsured rate
Americans without health insurance all-time low, uninsured rate
The percentage of Americans that do not have health insurance now sits at 8.6%, the lowest on record according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).During the first three months of 2016, 11.9% of Americans aged 18 to 64 (those who do not qualify for Medicare) were without insurance, while just 5.0% of children aged 0 to 17 were lacking coverage, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)."From 1997 through 2010, the percentage of adults aged 18 to 64 who were uninsured at the time of interview generally increased," said the release from the NCHS.
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State plans three C.O. town hall events on health insurance
State plans three C.O. town hall events on health insurance
The State of Oregon is hosting free town hall events this month to answer questions about health insurance available in central and southern Oregon.Officials from the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace, along with members of the Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) program will host the town halls.The Marketplace and SHIBA are part of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
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