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Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Older Immigrants: Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey, 2020 to 2023

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Health insurance coverage is essential to improving preventative health services and decreasing financial burdens for older immigrants; however, disparities remain among different insurance kinds. This study analyzes the influence of private, public, and
Momna Rani MPhil, Dale E. Yeatts PhD
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“It's Not Deterministic and It Will Never Be Deterministic”: A Qualitative Study on Stakeholder Perspectives of Polygenic Risk Score Testing for Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes significant mental and physical distress, yet only a small subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop the disorder. Scientists and clinicians are still unable to predict who will get the disorder or how it will manifest.
Brandy M. Fox
wiley   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poster 286: The Literature that Commercial Payers Use to Substantiate Coverage Policy Are of Low Level of Evidence

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Objectives: Injury to hyaline cartilage is problematic for both patients and physicians due to a limited potential for cartilage to heal. In the case of large chondral lesions, osteochondral allograft transplantation (OCA) is a popular and effective ...
Amir Fathi, Jacob L. Kotlier, Sahil S. Telang, Vishal S. Patel, Cory K. Mayfield, Frank A. Petrigliano MD, Ioanna K. Bolia MD, MS, PhD, Joseph N. Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Health Insurance Status on HbA1c Control Among United States Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Nationally Representative Data

Cureus
Glycemic control is essential for reducing complications in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Health insurance is a known determinant of access to care, yet its relationship with glycemic outcomes remains underexplored in nationally representative data.
Bolarinwa, Basit O, Ohiri, Chiamaka J, Sadiq-Onilenla, Rasheedat A, Iziogo, Sunday P, Okobi, Okelue E   +4 more
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‘Hurry Up and Get Me out of Here’: The Experience of People Under 65 Years (Still) Stuck in Aged Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Government set a target for no‐one under 65 years of age to be living in residential aged care (RAC) by 2025. The numbers of young people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) have significantly declined since the start of the targets.
Elroy Dearn, Kate D'Cruz, Mark Brown, Jacinta Douglas, Dianne Winkler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expectations and Reality: The Lived Experiences of Australians With Psychosocial Disability Within the NDIS

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
wiley   +1 more source

Are State Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs a Safety Net for Working Single Mothers?

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
The United States lacks a federal paid leave program for workers’ health and caregiving needs, but since the publication of Making Ends Meet, thirteen states and the District of Columbia have created paid leave insurance programs. Still, most states lack
Heather D. Hill, Marci Ybarra, Julia Goodman, Elizabeth Pelletier   +3 more
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Barriers and Enablers for Effective Support Coordination in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Support coordinators act as intermediaries between the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and participants, facilitating access to funded supports. To optimise outcomes, they must navigate NDIS complexities, identify services that meet individual needs and engage with diverse stakeholders.
Sharyn McDonald, Lee Cubis, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Hours Worked by Primary Carers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary caregivers constitute a major unpaid workforce in Australia. The aim of this study was to determine the sociodemographic factors that are associated with carer workloads. Multinomial logistic regression modelling was applied to the nation‐wide Australian Government survey.
Andrew J. Hamilton
wiley   +1 more source