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Global landscape of cranial prosthesis policies for medical hair loss: a narrative review [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
BackgroundCranial prostheses (CPs) provide indispensable cosmetic and emotional support for individuals with medical hair loss. However, access remains inconsistent due to variable reimbursement policies and unclear classification as medical vs. cosmetic
Angela Anaeme   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

LESSON LEARNED FROM THE UNITES STATES: IMPROVING HEALTH COVERAGE IN A PRIMARY CARE

open access: yesJurnal Administrasi Kesehatan Indonesia, 2022
The universal health coverage in Indonesia is organized by Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Kesehatan (BPJS) which gives a health protection to population as in medical insurances.
Komang Triyani Kartinawati   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Insurance Coverage before and after the Affordable Care Act in the USA

open access: yesSci, 2021
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is at the crossroads. It is important to evaluate the effectiveness of the ACA in order to make rational decisions about the ongoing healthcare reform, but existing research into its effect on health insurance status in the ...
Jesse Patrick, Philip Q. Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Disparities in health insurance coverage among children and young adults in Georgia and the U.S.

open access: yesJournal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2016
Background: In this brief report, I compare rates of health insurance coverage for children and young adults in Georgia and the United States. Methods: Utilizing data from the 2014 American Community Survey, I performed two-sample tests of weighted ...
Brandon Attell
doaj   +1 more source

The European influence on workers' compensation reform in the United States

open access: yesEnvironmental Health, 2011
Workers' compensation law in the United States is derived from European models of social insurance introduced in Germany and in England. These two concepts of workers' compensation are found today in the federal and state workers' compensation programs ...
LaDou Joseph
doaj   +1 more source

Children’s Health Insurance Status and Emergency Room Utilization: An Examination of Complex Survey Data

open access: yesInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2020
Since the Children’s Health Insurance Program’s passage into law in 1997, the program has increased in cost to over $15 billion in recent years. Emergency room usage has also increased throughout the United States, leading to nationwide issues in ...
Daenuka Muraleetharan PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The successful innovations of the affordable care act of 2010

open access: yesJournal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2017
The purpose of this article is to describe the innovative strategies that were used to develop the first National health insurance program in the United States.
Ronald D. Hester
doaj   +1 more source

Role of digital health insurance management systems in scaling health insurance coverage in low- and Middle-Income Countries: A case study from Nigeria

open access: yesFrontiers in Digital Health, 2022
BackgroundIncreasing global commitment to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the past decade has triggered UHC-inspired reforms and investments to expand health service coverage in many Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).
Okey Okuzu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compact of Free Association Migrants and Health Insurance Policies: Barriers and Solutions to Improve Health Equity

open access: yesInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2019
This commentary outlines the health insurance disparities of Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrants living in the United States. Compact of Free Association migrants are citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of ...
Pearl A. McElfish PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges facing the United States of America in implementing universal coverage

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization, 2014
In 2010, immediately before the United States of America (USA) implemented key features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 18% of its residents younger than 65 years lacked health insurance.
Thomas Rice   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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