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Association Between Health Insurance Literacy and Avoidance of Health Care Services Owing to Cost

JAMA Network Open, 2018
Key Points Question What is the association between health insurance literacy and avoidance of health care services owing to cost? Findings In this US national survey study of 506 insured adults, 29.6% reported having delayed or foregone care because of ...
Renuka Tipirneni, M. Politi, J. Kullgren, E. Kieffer, Susan D. Goold, A. Scherer   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Healthcare utilization for inpatient rehabilitation among people with traumatic brain injury before the introduction of the specialized rehabilitation hospital system: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionIn this study, we aimed to examine the use of inpatient rehabilitation services among individuals who experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 2017, before the establishment of the specialized rehabilitation hospital system.MethodsWe ...
Suk Won Bae, Jiyoung Shin, Wha Me Park, Wha Me Park, Jeongha Kim   +4 more
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Accuracy of Diagnostic Codes and Algorithms Used to Identify Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Administrative Claims and Electronic Health Records: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This systematic review aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of algorithms used to identify rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis in electronic health records. Methods We searched Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register for Controlled Trials databases and included studies that validated case definitions against a ...
Constanza Saka‐Herrán, Jessica Bennett, Yara Alkabti, Muhammad Fatir, Barbara Clyne, Caroline McCarthy, Gráinne Tynan, Nikki Dunne, Michelle Flood, Eoghan McCarthy, Frank Moriarty   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health insurance coverage, type of payment for health insurance, and reasons for not being insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana

Health Economics Review, 2019
BackgroundGhana’s National Health Insurance Scheme has improved access to care, although equity and sustainability issues remain. This study examined health insurance coverage, type of payment for health insurance and reasons for being uninsured under ...
M. Ayanore, M. Pavlova, Nuworza Kugbey, Adam Fusheini, J. Tetteh, Augustine Adoliba Ayanore, J. Akazili, P. Adongo, W. Groot   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Optimizing primary healthcare experience: assessing client satisfaction in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria

BMC Primary Care
Background Client satisfaction is a multidimensional construct focusing on clients’ perceptions and evaluations of the treatment and care received. It is one of the factors affecting the outcomes of healthcare and the use of health services.
Muhammad Bashar Jibril, Mohammed Nasir Sambo, Hadiza Sulaiman, Hassan Shuaibu Musa, Abubakar Musa, Zaharaddeen Babandi Shuaibu, Lawal Aminu, Yusuf Hassan Wada, Aliko Ahmed   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the ...
Amber Brown Keebler, Yunju Im, Sofia Pedro, Ted R. Mikuls, Edward S. Peters, Kaleb Michaud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding variations in health insurance coverage in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania: Evidence from demographic and health surveys

PLoS ONE, 2018
Background Realisation of universal health coverage is not possible without health financing systems that ensure financial risk protection. To ensure this, some African countries have instituted health insurance schemes as venues for ensuring universal ...
Hubert Amu, K. Dickson, A. Kumi-Kyereme, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg, Izzy Hartel, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L. Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte‐García, Victoria P. Werth, Brad Rovin, Reem A. Mustafa, Amy S. Turner, Bené Williams, Brian L. Ung, Hiya Bhavsar, Monique C. Gore‐Massy, Nahirannette Pulido, Natacha Guerrero, Natalie M. Smith, Wambui Machua, Linda T. Hiraki, Mary Beth Son   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

HEALTH, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND INEQUALITY

International Economic Review
AbstractThis article identifies a “health premium” of insurance coverage: insured individuals are more likely to maintain good health or recover from poor health. We introduce this feature into a prototypical macrohealth model and estimate the baseline economy by matching the observed joint distribution of health insurance, health, and income over the ...
Chaoran Chen, Zhigang Feng, Jiaying Gu
openaire   +1 more source

Sociodemographic patterns of health insurance coverage in Namibia

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
IntroductionHealth insurance has been found to increase healthcare utilisation and reduce catastrophic health expenditures in a number of countries; however, coverage is often unequally distributed among populations.
S. Allcock, E. Young, M. Sandhu
semanticscholar   +1 more source