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Researchers propose new solutions to fill gaps in Medicare coverage

Researchers propose new solutions to fill gaps in Medicare coverage Near-poor Americans-;people just above the federal poverty level but still well below the average U.S. income-;who rely on Medicare for health insurance face high medical bills and may forgo essential health care, according to new research led by health policy scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. This is due to a coverage cliff in Medicaid, which supplements Medicare for people with incomes below poverty but excludes individuals above the federal poverty threshold, including the near-poor. In a report published today in the April issue of the journal

Health policy researchers propose filling health care coverage gap to help near poor

IMAGE: Assistant professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Public Health. Image:  University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, April 5, 2021 - Near-poor Americans people just above the federal poverty level but still well below the average U.S. income who rely on Medicare for health insurance face high medical bills and may forgo essential health care, according to new research led by health policy scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. This is due to a coverage cliff in Medicaid, which supplements Medicare for people with incomes below poverty but excludes individuals above the federal poverty threshold, including the near-poor.

Filling Health Care Coverage Gap for Near Poor

Filling Health Care Coverage Gap for Near Poor
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Health policy researchers propose filling health care coverage gap to help near poor

Health policy researchers propose filling health care coverage gap to help near poor
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Accelerated accumulation of abdominal fat during menopause linked to heart disease risk

Accelerated accumulation of abdominal fat during menopause linked to heart disease risk Women who experience an accelerated accumulation of abdominal fat during menopause are at greater risk of heart disease, even if their weight stays steady, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health-led analysis published today in the journal Menopause. The study-;based on a quarter century of data collected on hundreds of women-;suggests that measuring waist circumference during preventive health care appointments for midlife women could be an early indicator of heart disease risk beyond the widely used body mass index (BMI)-;which is a calculation of weight vs. height.

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