3 things affect whether young adult kids talk to parents about health

New research digs into the complicated dynamics that shape conversations around health for young adults still using their parents health insurance.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Dec. 13, 2021 ~9 min

Easing medical debt may get people to the doctor

People with unpaid health care bills are less likely to seek needed medical care, according to research that indicates the inverse is also true.

Stanford • futurity
Oct. 19, 2021 ~9 min


Out-of-pocket costs ensue after free cancer screenings

Out-of-pocket costs may deter people from acting on abnormal results from free cancer screenings, two studies indicate.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 5, 2021 ~5 min

Out-of-pocket costs ensue after free cancer screenings

Out-of-pocket costs may deter people from acting on abnormal results from free cancer screenings, two studies indicate.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 5, 2021 ~5 min

Americans owe at least $140 billion in medical debt

In 2019, Bernie Sanders put a number on the problem of medical debt that quickly grabbed headlines: $81 billion. It's actually much more.

Stanford • futurity
July 26, 2021 ~10 min

Health insurance ‘sludge’ costs US economy billions of dollars

Dealing with health insurance companies costs the US economy billions in wasted work time and lost productivity, according to a new study.

Edmund L. Andrews-Stanford • futurity
March 1, 2021 ~8 min

Offering long-lasting contraception after birth pays off

New research finds that offering long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) soon after birth reduced unintended pregnancies in the months after.

Jill Kimball-Brown • futurity
Feb. 9, 2021 ~6 min

Free birth control cut unintended pregnancy income gap

New research indicates that the ACA's elimination of cost-sharing for contraception resulted in fewer unintended pregnancies, particularly among low-income families.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 9, 2020 ~6 min


Free birth control cut unintended pregnancy income gap

New research indicates that the ACA's elimination of cost-sharing for contraception resulted in fewer unintended pregnancies, particularly among low-income families.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 9, 2020 ~6 min

Even rich Americans are less healthy than English peers

Even the highest paid middle-aged Americans have higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, and mental health conditions than do their English peers.

U. Michigan • futurity
July 14, 2020 ~9 min

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