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The Future of Children, 1995
Unlike children in most other economically developed countries, children in the United States are not guaranteed health insurance coverage. Indeed, many U.S. children have no health insurance coverage at all. Their lack of coverage restricts their access to health care services: uninsured children have fewer physician visits per year than children with
E M, Lewit, L S, Baker
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Unlike children in most other economically developed countries, children in the United States are not guaranteed health insurance coverage. Indeed, many U.S. children have no health insurance coverage at all. Their lack of coverage restricts their access to health care services: uninsured children have fewer physician visits per year than children with
E M, Lewit, L S, Baker
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Insurance Coverage for Obesity Treatment
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2006Recent work demonstrates the benefits of weight loss from intensive lifestyle modification. One barrier to counseling may be lack of reimbursement. We sought to quantify the obesity coverage policies of insurers in Pennsylvania. A three-page questionnaire was sent to eligible Pennsylvania health plans. Respondents included company medical directors and
Adam Gilden, Tsai +2 more
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Connecting to Health Insurance Coverage
JAMA, 2013For years, clinicians have advocated for health insurance coverage for all Americans. Now, through the Affordable Care Act, the nation is one step closer to this goal. October 1, 2013, marks the beginning of a new era when millions will be able to enroll in health insurance at the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Howard, Koh, Marilyn, Tavenner
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Selecting rational insurance coverage
Zeitschrift für Operations Research, 1975The paper focuses on rational insurance purchasing decisions in an industrial setting which are characterized by the possibility of many losses during the period of insurance protection. Rational insurance coverage can be achieved through coinsurance in terms of deductible arrangements and insurance limits.
Christoph Haehling von Lanzenauer +1 more
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Insurance Coverage for Experimental Technologies
Health Affairs, 1995As the number and cost of new technologies grow, it is increasingly important that we develop sound policies for payment for those technologies while their clinical impacts are being defined. Such policies need to balance social interests in promotion of innovation, early access to promising technology, patient safety, control of health care costs, and
E P, Steinberg, S, Tunis, D, Shapiro
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Health Insurance Coverage of the Unemployed
Medical Care, 1985Of 1,332 unemployed individuals in the Detroit area interviewed in late 1983, 51% did not have health insurance. Lack of insurance was directly related to length of unemployment. Of those unemployed 3 months or less, 31% had no insurance, as compared with 56% of those unemployed more than 3 years.
S E, Berki +8 more
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Insurance Coverage for Breast Reconstruction
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1980To the Editor.— Would those who advocate mandatory insurance coverage of breast reconstruction through legislation (242:2779, 1979) also advocate mandatory universal health insurance? The comparison is quite legitimate. In a free society the marketplace determines what benefits should be offered by competing insurance companies.
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The Health Insurance Coverage of Hispanics
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1991To the Editor.— The article by Trevino et al1on health insurance coverage and utilization of health services among Hispanics by national origin leaves many questions to be answered before a realistic approach can be devised. In our area, Mexican-American persons may present as fourth-generation American citizens or as Mexican citizens who arrived a ...
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The Journal of Risk and Insurance, 1985
Optimal insurance coverage has been analyzed by numerous researchers. Arrow [1963], Mossin [1968] and Smith [1968] describe insurance buying behavior of utility maximizing individuals. Their results, however, as well as those of later authors (e.g., Schlesinger [1981] and Turnbull [1983]) are qualitative in their nature.
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Optimal insurance coverage has been analyzed by numerous researchers. Arrow [1963], Mossin [1968] and Smith [1968] describe insurance buying behavior of utility maximizing individuals. Their results, however, as well as those of later authors (e.g., Schlesinger [1981] and Turnbull [1983]) are qualitative in their nature.
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Insurance and Coverage of Care
2002Abstract The birth of a child with a cleft or a craniofacial defect can be a traumatic event for a family. Feelings of shock, guilt, and inadequacy are common. Once these fears and concerns are addressed and the parents are assured that the problem is not their fault, the next question they invariably ask is how they will pay for the ...
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