Health-Status Insurance: How Markets Can Provide Health Security [PDF]
None of us has health insurance, really. If you develop a long-term condition such as heart disease or cancer, and if you then lose your job or are divorced, you can lose your health insurance.
John H. Cochrane
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Durable B‐Cell Impairment While Sparing IgA B Cells After Ocrelizumab Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis
ABSTRACT Objectives Ocrelizumab (OCR), a humanized anti‐CD20 monoclonal antibody, is highly efficient in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RR‐MS). We assessed early cellular B‐cell profiles in patients prior to OCR treatment, on OCR treatment, and after 15 months of therapy discontinuation.
Alexandra Garcia+20 more
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Rates of public health insurance coverage for children rise as rates of private coverage decline [PDF]
This brief uses data from the 2008, 2009, and 2010 American Community Survey to document changes in rates of children’s health insurance, between private and public.
Bean, Jessica A.+2 more
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Association of the ICH Score With Withdrawal of Life‐Sustaining Treatment Over a 10‐Year Period
ABSTRACT Objective The intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) score was developed to enhance provider communication and facilitate early severity assessment. We examined the association of the ICH score with mortality and withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment (WLST) in a large, multicenter stroke registry, and evaluated temporal trends in these associations.
Nina Massad+15 more
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Background The comparative effectiveness of antipsychotic long-acting injections (LAIs) and oral medication is not clear due to various methodological problems.
Hye Ok Kim, Gi Hyeon Seo, Boung Chul Lee
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Alaska Employer Health-Care Benefits: A Survey of Alaska Employers [PDF]
The majority of Alaskans and Americans who have health insurance coverage get it through an employer—either their own employer or the employer of a family member. The U.S.
Frazier, Rosyland+2 more
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Real World Effectiveness and Tolerability of Novel Monoclonal Antibodies and Rituximab for NMOSD
ABSTRACT In this multicenter retrospective cohort study of 135 people with aquaporin‐4 IgG+ neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), some of whom were exposed to multiple therapies, we evaluated the effectiveness and tolerability of rituximab (n = 111) and novel monoclonal antibodies (nMAbs): eculizumab (n = 9), inebilizumab (n = 23), and ...
Zarmina Javed+9 more
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Changing the Tax Code to Create Consumer-Driven Health Insurance Competition [PDF]
Because current tax laws exclude employer-paid health insurance premiums from employees’ taxable wages and income, employer-sponsored insurance remains the primary source of health insurance for most employed Americans.
Herzlinger, Regina, Richman, Barak D.
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Effects of Non‐Aspirin Nonsteroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs on Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage
ABSTRACT Objective Despite celecoxib, a cyclooxygenase‐2 inhibitor, promoting functional recovery from intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) by reducing inflammation‐mediated perihematomal edema in rat models, the evidence of its effects on patient outcomes remains limited.
Shin‐Joe Yeh+3 more
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The Effect of Integrated Care After Discharge From Hospitals on Outcomes Among Korean Older Adults [PDF]
Background The Korean government implemented a pilot project for integrated care of older adults in June 2019. The pilot project of integrated care provided housekeeping support, nutrition support, movement assistance, home repair, consultations and ...
Jae Woo Choi, Ae Jung Yoo
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