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N.C. Medicaid Reform: A Bipartisan Path Forward [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The North Carolina Medicaid program currently constitutes 32% of the state budget and provides insurance coverage to 18% of the state’s population. At the same time, 13% of North Carolinians remain uninsured, and even among the insured, significant ...
Rice, Allison, Richman, Barak D.
core   +1 more source

Healthcare System Failure Cured by ‘Empower Patients’ [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Economics and Management Review
Historical evidence and current experience suggest the U.S. healthcare face several actual challenges. National healthcare spending – $4.8 trillion in 2023, 17.6 % of GDP – is unsustainable, constantly increasing the national debt.
Deane Waldman
doaj   +1 more source

Albuminuria as a diagnostic criterion and a therapeutic target in heart failure and other cardiovascular disease

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Heart Failure, EarlyView.
The value of uACR. CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; uACR, urine albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio. Abstract The high disease burden and bidirectional relationship of chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure (HF) and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) necessitate the need for early ...
Biykem Bozkurt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Healthcare: The Role of Digital Health in Modern Medicine

open access: yesHealth Care Science, EarlyView.
Implementation of Digital Health. Innovations in Digital Health. Challenges in Digital Health. ABSTRACT Digital health is transforming healthcare by integrating advanced technologies to make healthcare more accessible, efficient, and personalized. From electronic health records, telemedicine, wearable devices, and artificial intelligence to the recent ...
Nidha Shapoo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Medicaid Focused Insurers in California [PDF]

open access: yesINQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2015
To gain insights into the impact of Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act, this study assesses the enrollment, utilization, and financial performance measures of California Medicaid focused health insurers. The study compares these quarterly measures, during the expansion period of 2014 to the same quarterly measures in 2013 and 2012 ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Differences in Utilization of Dental Procedures by Children Enrolled in Wisconsin Medicaid And Delta Dental Insurance Plans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background Few studies have directly compared dental procedures provided in public and private insurance plans for enrollees living in dental health professional shortage areas (DHPSAs).
Bhagavatula, Pradeep   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Home‐Based Care Outcomes: Does the Care Provider Matter?

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Long‐term services in the home are predominately provided by family or friends, with a growing proportion of individuals receiving formal care, or paid care by a professional, or a combination of both. However, the relative benefits to the care recipient of who provides the care are largely unknown.
Norma B. Coe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intersectoral cooperation to increase HPV vaccine coverage: an innovative collaboration between Managed Care Organizations and state-level stakeholders

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
In order to reduce disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage, intersectoral approaches are needed to reach vulnerable populations, including Medicaid enrollees.
Natoshia Askelson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insurance Expansion During Pregnancy

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze how the abolition of cost‐sharing in health insurance affects pregnant women's gross spending on health care services using an exogenous policy change in Switzerland. Using non‐linear regression, we find that the policy slightly increases average gross spending, contrasting policymaker expectations of no impact on demand.
Philip Hochuli, Christian P. R. Schmid
wiley   +1 more source

Cell‐free DNA blood‐based test compared to fecal immunochemical test for colorectal cancer screening

open access: yes
Cancer Communications, EarlyView.
Teresa Seum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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