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Health mediation mechanisms influencing healthcare utilization of underserved populations: a qualitative study in 2 districts in France

BMC Health Services Research
Background Some populations remain chronically underserved to healthcare services because of poor housing conditions, lack of health insurance /administrative status, difficulties in French languages, disabilities, ….
Richard Elodie, Ramiz Leila, Martin Fernandez Judith, Cambon Linda, Vandentorren Stéphanie   +4 more
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Social Needs and Healthcare Utilization in NICU Graduates

Journal of Perinatology
AbstractObjective:Unplanned healthcare utilization after neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge poses challenges for families and healthcare systems. The impact of social needs on post-NICU healthcare utilization is underexplored. Our objective was to identify social needs among NICU graduates and examine associations between social needs and ...
Cecile L. Yama, Rachel G. Greenberg, Erika Johnson, Deesha D. Mago-Shah   +3 more
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Real-World Healthcare Resource Utilization, Healthcare Costs, and Injurious Falls Among Elderly Patients with Geographic Atrophy

Clinical Ophthalmology
Sujata P Sarda,1 Guillaume Germain,2 Malena Mahendran,3 Jacob Klimek,3 Wendy Y Cheng,3 Roger Luo,1 Mei Sheng Duh3 1Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Waltham, MA, USA; 2Groupe d’analyse, Ltée, Montreal, Québec, Canada; 3Analysis Group, Inc, Boston, MA ...
Sarda SP, Germain G, Mahendran M, Klimek J, Cheng WY, Luo R, Duh MS   +6 more
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Changes in Utilization and Expenditures Among Commercially Insured U.S. Adults With Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Findings

AJPM Focus
Introduction: People with diabetes were among the populations that experienced the most profound impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors estimated changes in healthcare utilization and expenditures for commercially insured adults aged 18–64 ...
Xilin Zhou, PhD, Elizabeth A. Lundeen, PhD, Deborah B. Rolka, MS   +2 more
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Utilizing maternal healthcare services: are female-headed households faring poorly?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Utilization of maternal healthcare services has a direct bearing on maternal mortality but is contingent on a wide range of socioeconomic factors, including the sex of the household head. This paper studies the role of the sex of the household
Subhasree Ghatak, Meghna Dutta
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Social health insurance, healthcare utilization, and costs in middle-aged and elderly community-dwelling adults in China

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background Although many studies have analyzed health insurance worldwide, most focus on whole populations rather than specific vulnerable groups. There is a lack of studies that compare different schemes.
Zhonghua Wang, Xiangjun Li, Mingsheng Chen, Lei Si   +3 more
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The association between BMI and healthcare burden, stratified by race and healthcare utilization among middle-aged patients in the US

Scientific Reports
This study assesses the relationship between BMI and healthcare burden, stratified by race and healthcare utilization, among middle-aged patients in the US. We used data from the Cerner HealthFacts database for 2016–2017 as our study period.
Manal J. Alshakhs, Patricia J Goedecke, Lokesh K Chinthala, Nicole G. Weiskopf, Charisse Madlock-Brown   +4 more
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Students’ perception of healthcare services and factors affecting their utilization at a Nigerian University: a cross-sectional study

Scientific Reports
Healthcare service utilization among university students is critical for ensuring their health and academic success. This study was performed to determine the level of utilization as well as the perception and factors influencing the utilization of ...
Edidiong Orok, Stephanie Nwifama, Olawale Oni, Tolulope Ojo, Tunrayo Oluwadare, Toba Bamitale, Boluwaji Jaiyesimi, Alice Saka, Titilayo Apara, Olasumbo Kukoyi   +9 more
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Healthcare performance for patients with heart failure in Iran: addressing the tip of the iceberg

BMC Health Services Research
Background Chronic diseases, such as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), remain significant factors in the healthcare burden in Iran.
Fateme Gorgani, Mohammadreza Naderian, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Ahmad Amin, Yosef Farzi, Mohammad Reza Beyranvand, Majid Haghjoo, Mitra Modirian, Nazila Shahbal, Mehrdad Azmin, Saeid Shahraz   +10 more
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Access regulation and utilization of healthcare services

, 2008
"Regulating patients' access to healthcare has been used in several countries as a way of controlling patients' consumption levels. In some countries, provider choice is directly limited through legal regulations such as gatekeeping, whereas in other countries patients' behavior is primarily governed by financial incentives like co-payments to doctor ...
Reibling, Nadine, Wendt, Claus
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