Distinguishing moral hazard from access for high-cost healthcare under insurance.
PLoS ONE, 2020 ContextHealth policy has long been preoccupied with the problem that health insurance stimulates spending ("moral hazard"). However, much health spending is costly healthcare that uninsured individuals could not otherwise access.
Christopher T Robertson +3 more
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Impact of universal health insurance coverage on hypertension management: a cross-national study in the United States and England. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) galvanised debate in the United States (US) over universal health coverage. Comparison with countries providing universal coverage may illustrate whether the ACA can improve health outcomes
Andrew R H Dalton +6 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2016 BackgroundCardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors including hypertension, overweight/obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia are high among United States ethnic minorities, and the immigrant population continues to burgeon.
Yvonne Commodore‐Mensah +7 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background In the United States, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) pursued equity in healthcare access and treatment, but ACA implementation varied, especially limiting African Americans’ gains. Marketplaces for subsidized purchase of coverage were sometimes
Lonnie R Snowden, Genevieve Graaf
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The Association Between Health Insurance and Opioid Misuse in Pregnancy
Journal of Scientific Innovation in Medicine, 2020 We sought to evaluate the association between insurance type and non-medical opioid use in pregnant women in the United States. We conducted a study in women aged 12 to 49 years using the 2005–2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
Paula Trepman +3 more
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Health Insurance and Disclosure of Same-Sex Sexual Behaviors Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Same-Sex Relationships [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: Gay and bisexual men (GBM) have poorer health outcomes than the general population. Improved health outcomes will require that GBM have access to healthcare and that healthcare providers are aware of their sexual behaviors.
Mitchell, Jason W., Petroll, Andrew E.
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The Children's Health Insurance Program: A 50-State Examination of CHIP Spending and Enrollment [PDF]
, 2014 Millions of children in the United States lack health insurance. Research shows that these uninsured children are far less likely to receive medical care than are their peers with health insurance.
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The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World [PDF]
, 2009 Critics of the U.S. health care system frequently point to other countries as models for reform. They point out that many countries spend far less on health care than the United States yet seem to enjoy better health outcomes.
Michael D. Tanner
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Health Uninsurance in rural America: a partial equilibrium analysis
Health Economics Review, 2019 Background The cost of rural health continues to be high in the United States despite an overall improvement in national health insurance enrolment. Stakeholder’s perception of adverse selection remains a paramount culprit in the challenges of rural ...
William Nganje, Kwame Asiam Addey
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Severing the Tie That Binds: Why a Publicly Funded, Universal Health Care System Would Be a Boon to U.S. Businesses [PDF]
, 2014 Americans' dependence on employer-sponsored health insurance arose as an unintended byproduct of World War II economic controls. To circumvent wage caps, businesses began offering health insurance and other fringe benefits to attract workers. The federal
Taylor Lincoln
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