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INNOVATIONS in PharmacyBackground: Our student-run free clinic (SRFC) treats uninsured patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a medically underserved region. Mississippi has the second highest diabetes prevalence in the nation.
John D. Salvemini +8 more
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The hub-and-spoke organization design revisited: a lifeline for rural hospitals
BMC Health Services Research, 2017 Background Characterized by declining populations, high poverty, reduced employment opportunities, and high numbers of uninsured residents, rural communities pose significant challenges for healthcare providers desirous of addressing these medically ...
James K. Elrod, John L. Fortenberry
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Differences in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment:Experiences of Insured and Uninsured Patients in a Safety Net Setting [PDF]
To explore how well the safety net performs at eliminating differences in diagnosis and treatment of insured and uninsured women with breast cancer, we compared insured and uninsured women treated in a safety net setting.
Lisa M. Shickle +3 more
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Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.Abstract Objective To evaluate the influence of patient comorbidities, social determinants of health (SDOH), and otolaryngology (OTO) referral timing on disease course and healthcare utilization among pediatric patients with recurrent croup. Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Large tertiary children's hospital. Methods Pediatric patients (
Wesley P. Allen +8 more
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What Do People Buy When They Don't Buy Health Insurance And What Does that Say about Why They are Uninsured? [PDF]
Using data from the 1994 through 1998 Consumer Expenditure Surveys, we compare household spending on 16 different goods (food at home, food away from home, housing, transportation, alcohol and tobacco, interest, furniture and appliances, home maintenance,
Thomas DeLeire, Helen Levy
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Mitigating Health Disparities Through Empathetic Policymaking During Times of Crisis
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic greatly exacerbated the existing disparities and inequities in health and healthcare among historically marginalized populations. Today, these impacts still echo. These persistent structured inequities erode the public's trust in government, lead to failure in public policies, and result in worse health consequences ...
Yali Pang +2 more
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A qualitative study of urban hospital transitional care
Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare, 2018 This study is part of a mixed methods evaluation of a large urban medical center transitional care practice (NMG-TC). The NMG-TC provides integrated physical and behavioral health care for high need patients referred from the hospital emergency ...
Joe Feinglass +4 more
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Responding to financial pressures. The effect of managed care on hospitals' provision of charity care [PDF]
The United States relies on charitable medical care to serve the uninsured, most of which is offered by hospitals that act as providers of last resort and that constitute the safety net.
Mas, Nuria
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Georgia’s Rural Hospital Closures: The Common-Good Approach to Ethical Decision-Making
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2016 Background: Critical access hospitals provide several essential services to local communities. Along with the functions associated with providing necessary medical care, they also offer employment opportunities and other economic benefits to the ...
Randi Bastian +4 more
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Reducing the Welfare Dependence of Single-Mother Families: Health-Related Employment Barriers and Policy Responses [PDF]
The problem of rising health care costs and the related increased dependency on health insurance coverage has moved to the forefront of the U.S. policy agenda in recent years and was a fundamental component of President Clinton's 1992 campaign platform ...
Jean Kimmel
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