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Invisible illness: The consequences of limited health insurance in Africa

Health Science Reports, 2023
Background Limited health insurance coverage in Africa poses a significant challenge, impeding access to quality healthcare for millions of individuals.
Aderinto Nicholas, Olatunji Deji
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Health Insurance Enrollment Decisions: Preferences for Coverage, Worker Sorting, and Insurance Take-up

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2008
The weak response by the uninsured to initiatives encouraging voluntary enrollment in health insurance has raised concerns regarding the extent to which the uninsured value insurance.
Alan C. Monheit, Jessica Primoff Vistnes
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Investigating sustainability challenges for the National Health Insurance Fund in Tanzania: a modelling approach

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective This study aimed to model the long-term cost associated with expanding public health insurance coverage in Tanzania.Design, setting and participants We analysed the 2016 claims of 2 923 524 beneficiaries of the National Health Insurance Fund in
Günther Fink, Fabrizio Tediosi, August Kuwawenaruwa, Brianna Osetinsky   +3 more
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Health insurance coverage among women of reproductive age in rural Ghana: policy and equity implications

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2023
Background Globally, health insurance has been identified as a key component of healthcare financing. The implementation of health insurance policies in low and middle-income countries has led to a significant increase in access to healthcare services in
Martin Ayanore, Agani Afaya, Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, Timothy Tienbia Laari, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Solomon Mohammed Salia, Victoria Bam, Vida Nyagre Yakong, Richard Adongo Afaya, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Abdul-Aziz Seidu   +10 more
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Access to care among Medicaid and uninsured patients in community health centers after the Affordable Care Act

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid and increased federal funding for Community Health Centers (CHCs). To examine the role of Medicaid coverage on care patterns for those with available safety net care, we assessed differences in access ...
Veri Seo, Travis P. Baggett, Anne N. Thorndike, Peter Hull, John Hsu, Joseph P. Newhouse, Vicki Fung   +6 more
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
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Health Insurance Status as a Barrier to Ideal Cardiovascular Health for U.S. Adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Little is known about the association between cardiovascular (CV) health and health insurance status. We hypothesized that U.S. adults without health insurance coverage would have a lower likelihood of ideal cardiovascular health.Using National Health ...
Michael A McClurkin, Leah Rae Yingling, Colby Ayers, Rebecca Cooper-McCann, Visakha Suresh, Ann Nothwehr, Debbie S Barrington, Tiffany M Powell-Wiley   +7 more
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Vestibular Patient Journey: Insights From Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) Registry

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Vestibular symptoms impose a high burden of disability. Understanding real‐world diagnostic and treatment pathways can identify care gaps and guide interventions. We aimed to characterize symptom profiles, diagnostic trends, provider involvement, and treatment patterns in vestibular disorders.
Ali Rafati, Sami I. Nassar, Shaun A. Nguyen, Patricia L. Gerend, Michael C. Schubert, Michael T. Teixido, Frederick A. Godley, Joel A. Goebel, Cynthia A. Ryan, Habib G. Rizk, Amir Kheradmand   +10 more
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Health insurance coverage and timely antenatal care attendance in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Introduction Out-of-pocket payments for healthcare remain a significant health financing challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), preventing women from using maternal health services.
Richard Gyan Aboagye, Joshua Okyere, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Betregiorgis Zegeye, Hubert Amu, Sanni Yaya   +6 more
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Factors Associated With the Rising Trend in Self‐Reported Cognitive Disability Among U.S. Adults Aged 18–39 From 2013–2024

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Building on our prior Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis identifying adults aged 18–39 as the primary driver of the national increase in self‐reported cognitive disability, we examined factors associated with this rise using 2013–2024 U.S. BRFSS data. Methods We analyzed U.S.
Adam de Havenon, Ka‐Ho Wong, Mirriam Mananah, Christopher D. Anderson, Ada Fenick, Amy Arnsten, Arman Fesharaki‐Zadeh, James C. McPartland, Mary L. Adams, Kevin N. Sheth   +9 more
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