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The Uninsured And The Benefits Of Medical Progress

Health Affairs, 2003
In a recent Health Affairs article, David Cutler and Mark McClellan found that new medical technology confers positive net benefits for several conditions, including heart attacks, cataracts, and depression. We estimate the extent to which uninsured Americans ages 55-64 use these technologies and compute access gaps for each.
Sherry, Glied, Sarah E, Little
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The Medically Uninsured — Will They Always Be with Us?

New England Journal of Medicine, 1996
A constant feature of health care in the United States is our national willingness to tolerate having large numbers of people without health insurance.
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Pennsylvania's Medically Uninsured Population

Journal of Health & Social Policy, 1991
Pennsylvania is currently considering legislative options to expand coverage and improve access to medical care for state residents who lack health insurance. Relevant data are presented from a telephone survey of 10,809 Pennsylvania households. Almost nine percent (8.5%) of the state's population lacks health insurance, representing over one million ...
J, Liebman, L, Kotranski, J G, Loeb, T, Eckels, J, Arnold, J, Needleman   +5 more
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Medication assistance programs for uninsured and indigent patients

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2000
Pharmaceutical company-sponsored medication assistance programs and the pharmacist's role in obtaining medications for indigent patients are discussed. Information about enrolling in medication assistance programs can be obtained through a variety of sources, including the Internet.
M A, Chisholm, B O, Reinhardt, L J, Vollenweider, B D, Kendrick, J T, DiPiro   +4 more
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Increasing medication access for the uninsured and underinsured

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2005
Millions of Americans do not have adequate prescription drug coverage, and over 45 million people were without health insurance in 2003.[1][1] A growing number of individuals cannot afford medications. Several programs have been put in place by state and federal governments, private organizations,
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The Limitations of Good Intentions: Prescribing Medications for the Uninsured

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2004
Identifying affordable drug therapy options for individuals who lack prescription drug insurance is a problem frequently encountered by prescribers. Medication samples and manufacturer-sponsored assistance programs represent sources often used to address affordability issues.
Todd D, Sorensen, John, Song, Sarah M, Westberg   +2 more
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Poverty: Insurance Theory and the Medically Uninsured

Atlantic Economic Journal, 2005
The federal/state Medicaid program is designed to provide health insurance for the nation's poorest, yet between 15 and 20 percent of the population continue to have no health insurance. Classic utility-based insurance theory is examined to see if it well explains why some do and some do not purchase health insurance at the state level or if a host of ...
Kevin Frick, Anthony Bopp
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Charitable Medication Distribution Improves Care for Uninsured Patients With Diabetes

The American Journal of Managed Care, 2023
This study examined the impact of insulin products donated by a pharmaceutical manufacturer and dispensed by Dispensary of Hope-partnered pharmacies on medication access and treatment outcomes among uninsured patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).This was a pilot, single-center, retrospective observational study.Uninsured patients with diabetes who were ...
Jonathan, Hughes, Abby, Sparkman, Priscilla, Smith, Tim, McCormack, Tavajay, Campbell, Hillary, Blackburn   +5 more
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Medically Uninsured and the Homeless

2009
Alice Crowley is a 34 year old who lives out of her car. She lost her house 2 years ago when her boyfriend left her and she could no longer afford their apartment. She lives by herself; her 4 year old daughter child was taken by Child Protective Services.
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Undiagnosed medical comorbidities in the uninsured

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2012
Lack of health care insurance has been correlated with increased mortality after trauma. Medical comorbidities significantly affect trauma outcomes. Access to health care and thereby being diagnosed with a pretrauma comorbidity is highly dependent on insurance status.
Vincent P, Duron, Sean F, Monaghan, Michael D, Connolly, Shea C, Gregg, Andrew H, Stephen, Charles A, Adams, William G, Cioffi, Daithi S, Heffernan   +7 more
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