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Investigating dog and cat owners’ uptake of pet health insurance and spending on veterinary treatment

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Insurance may reduce financial strain and potentially limit inequalities in veterinary care. However, we lack an understanding of the factors that influence whether owners purchase insurance and how much they are willing to spend on treatment, and of how these decisions are influenced by finances and emotional bonds.
Svenja Springer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calculating the return on investment of mobile healthcare

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2009
Background Mobile health clinics provide an alternative portal into the healthcare system for the medically disenfranchised, that is, people who are underinsured, uninsured or who are otherwise outside of mainstream healthcare due to issues of trust ...
Bennet Jennifer   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Covering the Uninsured in the U.S. [PDF]

open access: yes
One of the major social policy issues facing the U.S. in the first decade of the 21st century is the large number of Americans lacking health insurance. This article surveys the major economic issues around covering the uninsured.
Jonathan Gruber
core  

Facility Type Predicts Treatment Regimen for Human Papillomavirus Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Treatment landscapes are changing for HPV+ oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) without compromising oncologic outcomes. We aim to analyze treatment trends of HPV+ OPC at academic (ACs) and nonacademic centers (NACs). Methods The National Cancer Database was queried, and multinomial logistic regression was used to predict treatment trends ...
Monica S. Trent   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical condition and care of undocumented migrants in ambulatory clinics in Tel Aviv, Israel: assessing unmet needs

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Approximately 150,000 undocumented migrants (UM) who are medically uninsured reside in Israel, including ~50,000 originating from the horn of Africa (MHA). Free medical-care is provided by two walk-in clinics in Tel-Aviv.
Zohar Mor   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Being Uninsured Is Bad for Your Health: Can Medical Homes Play a Role in Treating the Uninsurance Ailment? [PDF]

open access: yesThe Annals of Family Medicine, 2013
In the United States, stable health insurance coverage is associated with improved health outcomes. A lack of insurance is associated with premature death from preventable causes. Although primary care clinicians are often in a position to see firsthand the impact that being uninsured has on patients, most ambulatory care clinics are not actively ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Stretching Scarce Authorizing Legislation as Far as Possible: A Legislative History of the 340B Drug Pricing Program

open access: yesThe Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points The original purpose of the 340B program was to exempt Public Health Service Act funded clinics and state and local public hospitals from the inflationary best‐price component of the recently enacted Medicaid drug rebate program. The secondary purpose was to reduce drug prices for these clinics and hospitals in order to preserve and ...
SAYEH NIKPAY   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital care for the uninsured

open access: yes, 2001
Electronic text.; Title from title screen.; "August 8, 2001."; Discusses Hill-Burton Act, which involves hospital care and assistance for the medically uninsured.; Harvested from the web on 2/26 ...
Kasprak, John.
core   +1 more source

Home access to a weight scale in the Hispanic/Latino population attending a community‐based free clinic

open access: yesObesity Science & Practice
Background Daily weighing has been shown to help with weight management. In primary care, the majority of virtual visits will ask patients about their weight.
Ken Fujioka   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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