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Infants without health insurance: Racial/ethnic and rural/urban disparities in infant households' insurance coverage.

PLoS ONE, 2020
In order to gain insights into how the effects of the uneven adoption of Medicaid expansion varies across the rural/urban spectrum and between racial/ethnic groups in the United States, this research used the fertility question in the 2011-2015 American ...
Scott R Sanders, Michael R Cope, Paige N Park, Wesley Jeffery, Jorden E Jackson   +4 more
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Examining the level and inequality in health insurance coverage in 36 sub-Saharan African countries

BMJ Global Health, 2021
Introduction Low/middle-income countries (LMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are increasingly turning to public contributory health insurance as a mechanism for removing financial barriers to access and extending financial risk protection to the ...
Edwine Barasa, Nirmala Ravishankar, Peter Nguhiu, Jacob Kazungu   +3 more
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Identifying the determinants of health insurance coverage among Peruvian women of reproductive age: an assessment based on the national Peruvian demographic survey of 2017

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background Like many other Latin America- and Caribbean countries, Peru has introduced a tax-financed health insurance scheme called “Sistema Integral de Salud (SIS)” to foster progress towards Universal Health Coverage. The scheme explicitly targets the
Eduardo Ramos Rosas, Volker Winkler, Stephan Brenner, Manuela De Allegri   +3 more
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Socioeconomic and geographic variation in coverage of health insurance across India

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionIn India, regular monitoring of health insurance at district levels (the most essential administrative unit) is important for its effective uptake to contain the high out of pocket health expenditures.
Mayanka Ambade, Sunil Rajpal, Sunil Rajpal, Rockli Kim, Rockli Kim, S. V. Subramanian, S. V. Subramanian   +6 more
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National Disparities in Insurance Coverage of Comprehensive Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Care

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Background:. Comprehensive craniomaxillofacial trauma care includes correcting functional deficits, addressing acquired deformities and appearance, and providing psychosocial support.
Vikas S. Kotha, MD, Brandon J. de Ruiter, MD, Marvin Nicoleau, BA, Edward H. Davidson, MD   +3 more
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Mixed effects analysis of factors associated with health insurance coverage among women in sub-Saharan Africa.

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionIn the pursuit of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal targets of universal health coverage and reducing maternal mortality, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have implemented health insurance policies over the last two decades ...
Hubert Amu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Robert Kokou Dowou, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Kwaku Kissah-Korsah   +6 more
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Insurance Premiums and Insurance Coverage of Near-Poor Children

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2006
States increasingly are using premiums for near-poor children in their public insurance programs (Medicaid/SCHIP) to limit private insurance crowd-out and constrain program costs.
Jack Hadley, James D. Reschovsky, Peter Cunningham, Genevieve Kenney, Lisa Dubay   +4 more
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Sociodemographic and contextual variables as predictors of men’s health insurance enrolment in Ghana: Evidence from a micro indicator cluster survey [PDF]

Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health
Introduction: This study explores the ability of sociodemographic and contextual variables, including ethnicity, rural/urban residence, and region, to predict health insurance enrollment among men in Ghana.
Richard Boateng
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Universal Health Insurance and the Reasons of not Coverage in Iran: Secondary Analysis of a National Household Survey [PDF]

Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2012
Background and objectives : Universal insurance coverage is considered as one of the main goals of health systems around the world. Although Universal Health Insurance Law was legislated with the objective of covering all Iranian population under health ...
Shirin Nosratnejad, Arash Rashidian, Nahid Jafari, Alireza Mahboub Ahari   +3 more
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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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