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Social determinants of health and health inequities in breast cancer screening: a scoping review

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThis scoping review aims to highlight key social determinants of health associated with breast cancer screening behavior in United States women aged ≥40  years old, identify public and private databases with SDOH data at city, state, and ...
Vama Jhumkhawala, Diana Lobaina, Goodness Okwaraji, Yasmine Zerrouki, Sara Burgoa, Adeife Marciniak, Sebastian Densley, Meera Rao, Daniella Diaz, Michelle Knecht, Lea Sacca   +10 more
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Coverage Rates Stabilize for Children’s Health Insurance: State Policy Change May Be Needed to Address Remaining Children Without Insurance [PDF]

, 2015
This brief uses data from the American Community Survey to estimate children’s health insurance coverage from 2008–2013 across the United States as well as by region, place type, and type of coverage. Author Michael Staley reports that decreases in rates
Staley, Michael J.
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Prevalence of and factors associated with lipid screening in young people aged 16– to 21 years in the United States: analysis of nationwide cross-sectional data

Lipids in Health and Disease
Background & Aims There is no consensus on whether it is worthwhile for young people to undergo lipid screening. An estimate of the national prevalence of lipid screening in this population can serve as a basic parameter in analyses of the utilization ...
Nianyan Li, Jiayue Zhang, Ying Huang, Shuting Wang, Xiangyang Gao, Zhirong Yang, Zuyao Yang   +6 more
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Health Insurance Payment for Telehealth Services: Scoping Review and Narrative Synthesis

Journal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundAs telehealth services have demonstrated significant advantages in providing qualified and accessible care, health insurance payments for telehealth services have been issued by various countries.
Qingqing Li, Feng Cheng, Huatang Zeng, Junfang Xu   +3 more
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National Health Insurance Revisited [PDF]

This paper explains why one in seven Americans has no health insurance, and compares the casualty and the social insurance models of health insurance. The paper discusses the relationship among national health insurance (NHI) , the cost of care, and the ...
Victor R. Fuchs
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The Burden of Health Care Costs for Working Families [PDF]

, 2019
Growing concern about the affordability of health care and the cost burden imposed on working families frequently appears in public debate about the next phase of health care reform.
Glickman, Aaron, Weiner, Janet
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The role and uptake of private health insurance in different health care systems: are there lessons for developing countries?

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2013
Isaac AO Odeyemi,1 John Nixon21Senior Director and Head of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Astellas Pharma UK Ltd, Chertsey, UK; 2Teaching Associate in Health Economics, Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, York ...
Odeyemi IA, Nixon J
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HIV Testing among Outpatients with Medicaid and Commercial Insurance.

PLoS ONE, 2015
ObjectiveTo assess HIV testing and factors associated with receipt of testing among persons with Medicaid and commercial insurance during 2012.MethodsOutpatient and laboratory claims were analyzed from two databases: all Medicaid claims from six states ...
Patricia M Dietz, Michelle Van Handel, Huisheng Wang, Philip J Peters, Jun Zhang, Abigail Viall, Bernard M Branson   +6 more
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Employer-Provided Health Insurance and the Incidence of "Job-Lock": Is There a Consensus? [PDF]

, 2005
Several recent developments in health care in the United States include declining health care coverage, particularly that provided by employers, and a noticeable shift in the burden of medical care costs to employees.
Eric Sarpong, Inas Rashad
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Private health insurance: implications for developing countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005
Private health insurance is playing an increasing role in both high- and low-income countries, yet is poorly understood by researchers and policy-makers.
Neelam Sekhri, William Savedoff
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