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Are able fiscal advantages to promote the interest for insurance? - The situation of Romania versus the international one [PDF]

At present, the insurance business has become a major industry of national savings, the turnover within the insurance domain continues to increase and almost everything is taken into consideration through insurance terms.
Anca BANDOI, Mirela CRISTEA, Raluca DRACEA   +2 more
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Survival with ambiguity [PDF]

, 2012
We analyze a market populated by expected utility maximizers and smooth ambiguity-averse consumers. We study conditions under which ambiguity-averse consumers survive and a¤ect prices in the limit.
Guerdijkova, A., Sciubba, Emanuela
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Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined: 1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs; 2) the impact of screening and addressing economic insecurities during ...
Jay Patel, Tripti Singh, Meredith Ingersoll, Shelby Gomez, Amanda Weber, Sarah E. Panzer, Sancia Ferguson, Christie M. Bartels, Shivani Garg   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cholesterol Control Among Uninsured Adults Did Not Improve From 2001‐2004 to 2009‐2012 as Disparities With Both Publicly and Privately Insured Adults Doubled

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017
BackgroundLow‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) control is higher among insured than uninsured adults, but data on time trends and contributing factors are incomplete and important for improving health equity.
Brent M. Egan, Jiexiang Li, Sara M. Sarasua, Robert A. Davis, Kevin A. Fiscella, Jonathan N. Tobin, Daniel W. Jones, Angelo Sinopoli   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hispanic Children Least Likely to Have Health Insurance: Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Language Barriers to Coverage [PDF]

, 2016
This policy brief examines health insurance coverage of Hispanic children and its relationship to their citizenship status, their parents’ citizenship status, parents’ insurance coverage, language spoken at home, and their state’s Medicaid expansion ...
Carson, Jessica A., Staley, Michael J.
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Use of a Molecular Signature Response Classifier to Inform Treatment Selection Improves Clinical Disease Activity Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating a Biologic or Targeted Synthetic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drug

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed the effectiveness of PrismRA to improve clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating treatment with a biologic or targeted synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (b/tsDMARD). Methods PrismRA incorporated 19 gene expression features and four clinical features to assess a patient's likelihood of
Fenglong Xie, Timothy Beukelman, Nicholas P. McCormick, Jeffrey R. Curtis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

What role does community-based health insurance play in the utilisation of health services among households in Ethiopia? A community-based comparative cross-sectional study

BMJ Open
Objective In Ethiopia, despite increased health service coverage, health service utilisation remains very low. However, evidence on the level of health service utilisation between insured and non-insured households in the study area was scanty. Therefore,
Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Adisu Tafari Shama, Edosa Tesfaye Geta, Adisu Ewunetu Desisa   +3 more
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Unique Performance Considerations for Printable Organic Semiconductor and Perovskite Radiation Detectors: Toward Consensus on Best Practice Evaluation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A lack of standard approaches for testing and reporting the performance of metal halide perovskites and organic semiconductor radiation detectors has resulted in inconsistent interpretation of performance parameters, impeding progress in the field. This Perspective recommends key metrics and experimental details, which are suggested for reporting in ...
Jessie A. Posar, Matthew Large, Andrea Ciavatti, Laura Basiricò, Beatrice Fraboni, Paul J. Sellin, Attila J. Mozer, Marco Petasecca, Matthew J. Griffith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coverage Rates Stabilize for Children’s Health Insurance: State Policy Change May Be Needed to Address Remaining Children Without Insurance [PDF]

, 2015
This brief uses data from the American Community Survey to estimate children’s health insurance coverage from 2008–2013 across the United States as well as by region, place type, and type of coverage. Author Michael Staley reports that decreases in rates
Staley, Michael J.
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Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Soft Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) can be actuated via electromechanical, electrochemical, or electrothermal effects. a) Electromechanical effects include Maxwell stress, electrostriction, and the electroclinic effect. b) Electrochemical effects arise from electrode redox reactions.
Yakui Deng, Min‐Hui Li
wiley   +1 more source